Eve tempted by the Serpent in the Garden of Eden: vibrant stained glass in the Cathedral of Saint Stephen at Metz, in Grand Est, northeast France, created by Modernist artist Marc Chagall (1887-1985) as part of his Creation series based on the Old Testament Book of Genesis.
Metz, Grand Est, France: The Fall … in glowing stained glass, Modernist artist Marc Chagall (1887-1985) depicts Eve in the Garden of Eden being tempted by the Serpent to pick the fruit of the Tree of Knowledge of Good and Evil. This scene is the third in a series of four panels in Chagall’s “le Vitrail de la Creation”, his series, based on the biblical Book of Genesis, designed for the north transept of the Cathédrale Saint Étienne (Cathedral of Saint Stephen). Other scenes in the series include God’s creation of Adam and Eve and their expulsion from paradise. The medieval Gothic cathedral, founded in 1220, is known as "la Lanterne du Bon Dieu” ("the Good Lord’s Lantern”) because it has the largest expanse of stained glass of any medieval religious monument in the world. The glass covers an area of 6,500 square meters (nearly 70,000 sq ft) and ranges from 13th century mosaic-style glass to works by Gothic and Renaissance master glass makers Hermann von Münster and Valentin Bousch, as well as the windows by Chagall and other 20th century artists. Chagall’s Old Testament biblical designs for Metz Cathedral have attracted worldwide critical acclaim. This depiction of Eve is amongst his earliest works there, made between 1958 and 1961. Between 1961 and 1967, he was created scenes of Moses receiving the Ten Commandments, the Sacrifice of Abraham and the Burning Bush. The final series, between 1968 and 1970, includes a “Grand Bouquet” of birds, flowers and a rainbow. Marc Chagall also created stained glass for Reims Cathedral. All of his glass in both cities was made by the Atelier Simon-Marq stained glass studio at Reims, which has been crafting and restoring stained glass since 1640.
Size: 1939px × 2916px
Location: Metz, Grand Est, France.
Photo credit: © Terence Kerr / Alamy / Afripics
License: Royalty Free
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