After Abraham Bloemaert
THE EXPULSION OF ADAM AND EVE
oil on canvas
188.5 x 188.5 cm.; 74 1/4 x 74 1/4 in.
Private collection
Adam and Eve, according
to the creation myth of the Abrahamic religions, were the first man and woman
and the ancestors of all humans. The story of Adam and Eve is central to the
belief that YHWH created human beings to live in a paradise on earth, although
they fell away from that state and formed the present world full of suffering
and injustice. It provides the basis for the belief that humanity is in essence
a single family, with everyone descended from a single pair of original
ancestors. It also provides much of the scriptural basis for the doctrines of
the fall of man and original Sin, important beliefs in Christianity, although
not generally shared by Judaism or Islam. More on Adam and Eve
Abraham Bloemaert (1564-1651) was a Dutch painter and son of
sculptor and architect Cornelis Bloemaert received his education in Utrecht and
Paris. In 1597 he registered as a citizen in Amsterdam and was active in
Utrecht from 1611 onwards. Bloemaert was a representative of the Flemish school
and refined history painting, portrait painting, genre and landscape painting.
He greatly influenced Dutch painting, one of his students was Gerrit van
Honthorst. Bloemaert's works can be admired at the Fine Arts Museums of San
Francisco, at the Louvre in Paris and at the galleries of Berlin. More on Abraham Bloemaert
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