MAKE A MEME View Large Image Workshop of Giovanni della Robbia - Adam and Eve - Walters 27219 - Front Installation.jpg The first two humans are depicted with ideal bodies that recall ancient marble sculptures The snake has a woman's face that resembles Eve's During ...
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Keywords: Workshop of Giovanni della Robbia - Adam and Eve - Walters 27219 - Front Installation.jpg The first two humans are depicted with ideal bodies that recall ancient marble sculptures The snake has a woman's face that resembles Eve's During this period women were often described as untrustworthy and this negative idea is reflected in the gender of the face of the snake The inscription on the base indicates that this is one of the many works of art made in Florence to celebrate the triumphal entrance of Pope Leo X a member of Florence's Medici family into the city on November 30 1515 The central coat of arms is the pope's To the right is that of the Salviati family and to the left is that of the Buondelmonti family demonstrating their support of the pope For several generations the artists of the Della Robbia family in Florence were noted for the production of brightly colored glazed terracottas often produced for architectural settings 1515 Renaissance terracotta with glaze cm 279 5 212 accession number 27 219 35961 Henry Walters Baltimore 1902 mode of acquisition unknown Walters Art Museum Henry Walters Acquired by Henry Walters 1902 place of origin Florence Italy Walters Art Museum license Italian Renaissance maiolica in the Walters Art Museum Media from the Walters Art Museum no creator template Giovanni della Robbia Coats of arms of the House of Buondelmonti Coats of arms of the House of Salviati Leo X Reliefs of Temptation of Adam and Eve
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