St. Savin - God's Creation of Eve and Her Temptation by the Serpent (Detail).
 
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Title:St. Savin - God's Creation of Eve and Her Temptation by the Serpent (Detail)
Notes:Fresco on the lower north register of the nave depicting 1) God, represented by a figure of Christ with the cruciform nimbus, creating Eve and bringing her to Adam; 2) Eve being tempted by the serpent

Donated by James T. Womack and Anne Richardson, Nashville, TN.

Date:1040-1090
Building:Abbaye de Saint-Savin
City/Town:Vienne
Country:France

Scripture:Genesis 2:15-17; 3:1-7
Person as Subject:God (Biblical figure)
Adam (Biblical figure)
Eve (Biblical figure)
Lectionary links:ALent01
General Subject:Creation of Eve
Serpent
Garden of Eden
Library of Congress Subject:Christian art and symbolism -- France -- Medieval, 500-1500
ICONCLASS Number:71A341
71A351
71A411

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Copyright Source:image donated by Jim Womack and Anne Richardson
Copyright Permission:Creative Commons BY-SA 4.0
Attribution:St. Savin - God's Creation of Eve and Her Temptation by the Serpent (Detail), from Art in the Christian Tradition, a project of the Vanderbilt Divinity Library, Nashville, TN. https://diglib.library.vanderbilt.edu/act-imagelink.pl?RC=33550 [retrieved March 28, 2024]. Original source: image donated by Jim Womack and Anne Richardson.
Record Number:33550 Last Updated: 2022-06-20 19:11:47 Record Created: 2003-11-05 00:00:00
Institution:Vanderbilt University Collection: Art in the Christian Tradition

Bibliographic Source:Abbey of Saint-Savin, Vienne. Riou, Yves-Jean. Inventaire general, 1993.