Garden of Eden
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| - | {{Template}}In the book of [[Genesis]], the place where [[Adam]] and [[Eve]] first lived after being created by [[God]]. | + | {{Template}} |
| + | In the book of [[Genesis]], the place where [[Adam]] and [[Eve]] first lived after being created by [[God]]. | ||
| + | == Eden in art == | ||
| + | [[Image:CaedmonManuscriptPage46Illust.jpg|thumb|right|250px|The Expulsion illustrated in the English [[Caedmon manuscript]], c. AD 1000]] | ||
| + | Garden of Eden motifs most frequently portrayed in [[illuminated manuscript]]s and paintings are the "Sleep of Adam" ("Creation of Eve"), the "Temptation of Eve" by the Serpent, the "Fall of Man" where Adam takes the fruit, and the "Expulsion". The idyll of "Naming Day in Eden" was less often depicted. Much of Milton's ''[[Paradise Lost]]'' occurs in the Garden of Eden. [[Michelangelo]] depicted a [[:Image:Michelangelo Buonarroti 022.jpg|scene]] at the Garden of Eden in the [[Sistine Chapel ceiling]]. Also, in the film [[Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country]], Captain [[Spock]] has a painting hanging in his room he calls "Expulsion from Paradise", depicting Adam and Eve being expelled from Eden. He explains to a fellow member of the crew that it is a personal reminder that all things must end. | ||
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In the book of Genesis, the place where Adam and Eve first lived after being created by God.
Eden in art
Garden of Eden motifs most frequently portrayed in illuminated manuscripts and paintings are the "Sleep of Adam" ("Creation of Eve"), the "Temptation of Eve" by the Serpent, the "Fall of Man" where Adam takes the fruit, and the "Expulsion". The idyll of "Naming Day in Eden" was less often depicted. Much of Milton's Paradise Lost occurs in the Garden of Eden. Michelangelo depicted a scene at the Garden of Eden in the Sistine Chapel ceiling. Also, in the film Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country, Captain Spock has a painting hanging in his room he calls "Expulsion from Paradise", depicting Adam and Eve being expelled from Eden. He explains to a fellow member of the crew that it is a personal reminder that all things must end.
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