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Lucas van Leyden
Netherlandish, 1489/94-1533
Adam and Eve after their Expulsion from Paradise, 1510
Engraving

Walking sorrowfully, Eve trudges ahead of Adam, who gently prods her onward. Lucas van Leyden’s gift for constructing innovatively detailed and realistic scenes is evident in this remarkable engraving. Rather than focusing solely on Adam and Eve's dramatic exit from Eden, the artist presents this moment as a family leaving their home. The verse that describes the couple’s departure from the Garden does not mention their infant son, Cain (Genesis 3:24). Van Leyden's original interpretation of this episode includes the child, recalling depictions of Mary and Joseph's flight into Egypt and infusing poignancy to this scene.