Adam delved and Eve span: following their expulsion from Paradise, Adam tills the soil as Eve sits spinning thread, in 1300s Hebrew Bible / Old Testament marble bas-relief on west front of Orvieto Cathedral, Umbria, Italy. This sculpted scene is attributed to Lorenzo Maitani (c. 1275 - 1330), who designed the cathedral’s Late Gothic facade. Maitani is believed to have had direct input as a sculptor on two panels covering two of the facade’s four lower pilasters: one panel depicts scenes from the Hebrew Bible / Old Testament, including the scene in this image.
Orvieto, Umbria, Italy: following their expulsion from Paradise, Adam tills the soil as Eve sits spinning thread, in one of the Hebrew Bible / Old Testament marble bas-reliefs on the first pillar of the west façade of the city’s Duomo or cathedral. The medieval sculpture enriching the front of the Duomo di Santa Maria Assunta in Piazza del Duomo was executed by a team led by the architect and sculptor, Lorenzo Maitani (c. 1275-1330). His work is now recognised as among the very finest examples of Italian Gothic art.
Size: 3950px × 2628px
Location: Duomo di Santa Maria Assunta, Piazza del Duomo, Orvieto, Umbria, Italy
Photo credit: © Terence Kerr / Alamy / Afripics
License: Royalty Free
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