Adam and Eve: The Fall of Man (Lucas van Leyden) Ceramic Tile

This design features a woodcut print by the 16th-century Dutch artist Lucas van Leyden (1494–1533), who was also known as Lucas Hugensz or Lucas Jacobsz. It shows Eve, the first woman of Biblical creation, offering an apple to Adam, the first man. There is a serpent (or snake) climbing the apple tree behind them: that creature has convinced Eve to eat the forbidden fruit from the tree. The act of eating gave Adam and Eve additional knowledge, but it also gave them the ability to experience negative emotions and concepts such as shame and evil. Ultimately, God banishes the pair from the Garden of Eden.