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Opaque glass mosaic, designed by William Blake Richmond, executed by Messrs Powell of Whitefriars between 1896 and 1904\par
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Richmond\rquote s interpretation of this pivotal moment, \i The Fall of Man\i0 according to the Book of Genesis, uses the division of the arch in two separate parts to emphasise the separation between Adam and Eve. An angel is shown next to Adam, while a dark winged creature with horn-like front locks, reminiscent of Lucifer, tempts Eve. The gestures and expression on both sides are almost mirror images. This is William Blake Richmond\rquote s way of ensuring that even this complex scene adheres to the idea of symmetry as a key concept of the mosaic cycle. The variations there only highlight the difference between Adam and Eve at this moment. \par
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\b Brief description\b0 : mosaic spanning the wall above the arch with two distinct spandrel areas, the central part depicting the tree, described as \ldblquote in the midst of the garden\rdblquote in the Bible, here depicted as a fig tree; on the left the nude figure of Adam as young dark-haired man, partly concealed by a bush, a flower hedge next to him; and above him the floating figure of an angel with red-golden wings and hair and in a blue tunic, shown flying into the scene from the left, hands stretched out in a warning gesture towards the figures on the right side of the arch: Eve and her evil tempter, depicted not as a snake, but as a winged male figure entirely given in shades of blue, and pointing towards the tree in the middle; Eva shown as nude figure of a young woman, partly concealed by a rose bush; the background green hills and golden sky. The left inscribed: \ldblquote ADAM [against a red background, the following against a golden background] / TVLIT ERGO DOMINVS EVS ET POSVIT EUM IN PARADISO VOLVPTATIS\rdblquote (the last word fragmented on either side; the right inscribed \ldblquote EVE [against a red background, the following against a golden background] / DIXIT AVTEM SERPENS AD MVLIEREM NEQVAM MORTE \rdblquote .\par
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Genesis 2:15: \ldblquote\cf1 Tulit ergo Dominus Deus hominem, et posuit eum in paradiso voluptatis, ut operaretur,\rdblquote (Vulgate); \ldblquote\cf2 The Lord God took the man and put him in the garden of Eden to till it and keep it.\rdblquote (NRSV)\par
\pard\brdrt\brdrs\brdrw10\brsp20 \brdrl\brdrs\brdrw10\brsp20 \brdrb\brdrs\brdrw10\brsp20 \brdrr\brdrs\brdrw10\brsp20 \sb100\sa100 Genesis 3:2-5: \ldblquote\cf1 Cui respondit mulier: De fructu lignorum, qu\'e6 sunt in paradiso, vescimur: de fructu vero ligni quod est in medio paradisi, pr\'e6cepit nobis Deus ne comederemus, et ne tangeremus illud, ne forte moriamur. Dixit autem serpens ad mulierem: Nequaquam morte moriemini. Scit enim Deus quod in quocumque die comederitis ex eo, aperientur oculi vestri, et eritis sicut dii, scientes bonum et malum.\rdblquote (Vulgate); \rdblquote\cf2 The woman said to the serpent, "We may eat of the fruit of the trees in the garden; \super\b \nosupersub\b0 but God said, "You shall not eat of the fruit of the tree that is in the middle of the garden, nor shall you touch it, or you shall die.' " But the serpent said to the woman, "You will not die;\super\b \nosupersub\b0 for God knows that when you eat of it your eyes will be opened, and you will be like God, knowing good and evil." (NRSV)\par
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\b Related work elsewhere\b0 : \i The Temptation\i0 , mosaic, 12\super th\nosupersub century, Palatine Chapel, Palermo, Italy;\i \i0 mosaic, 13\super th\nosupersub century, Florence, Baptistry (possibly after a design by Giotto or Cimabue); \par
\i The Temptation\i0 , mosaic, 19\super th\nosupersub century, Prague Castle; \i Eve Tempted by the Serpent\i0 , tempera painting, 1799/1800, London, Victoria and Albert Museum\par
\b Literature and references\b0 : Browne 1896, pp. 4, 10; Zech 2015, p. 41 ill.\par
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