Portrait of a Man with Creation Scenes in the Bakground, Portrait of an unknown man seated in front of an expansive landscape. He wears a beret and holds a pair of white gloves, one of which is on his hand, the other in his grasp. In the background, we see scenes from the creation story. The creation of Eve is evident above the sitter's right shoulder. In the nearer distance, Adam and Eve stand accepting the apple from the snake under the tree of knowledge, depicting the fall of man.
- Contini-Volterra Photographic Archive | Flemish (FLEM) | Portrait of a Man with Creation Scenes in the Bakground, Portrait of an unknown man seated in front of an expansive landscape. He wears a beret and holds a pair of white gloves, one of which is on his hand, the other in his grasp. In the background, we see scenes from the creation story. The creation of Eve is evident above the sitter's right shoulder. In the nearer distance, Adam and Eve stand accepting the apple from the snake under the tree of knowledge, depicting the fall of man., c.1500-1550
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