The Expulsion from Paradise (detail)
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The Expulsion from Paradise (detail)Bonanno Pisano

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This panel from The Porta di San Ranieri (c. 1180) by Bonanno Pisano depicts the Expulsion of Adam and Eve from Eden. The composition moves left to right: Adam and Eve, after the Fall, are confronted by the serpent, then driven out by an angel wielding a sword. The figures’ gestures express shame, guilt, and divine judgment. The original door, which survived the 1595 fire, is preserved at the Museo dell’Opera del Duomo in Pisa.