The Fall of Man
2022 © Maxim Tabachnik
Interior of the Church of San FranciscoAndean Baroque Ceiling Panel
The Creation of EveThe Fall of ManExpulsion from ParadiseThe Fall of Adam and EveGod with Adam and EveLife After Eden
Baroque Retablo with the VirginMudéjar CeilingPulpit Base with Indigenous AtlantesNave of the Church of San FranciscoChurch and Convent of San FranciscoVirgin of the Immaculate Conception

The Fall of Man

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This 18th c. ceiling painting captures the pivotal moment of the Fall: Eve offers Adam the forbidden fruit, while the serpent coils ominously above. Set in a lush paradise, the scene emphasizes humanity’s loss of innocence. The composition reflects the colonial Quito School’s synthesis of European theology and local visual language, dramatized in a celestial frame.