The Fall of Man
2022 © Maxim Tabachnik
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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.