Garden of Earthly Delights - Bosch

Triptych of Garden of Earthly Delights (left wing - detail)
Hieronymus Bosch
c. 1500
Museo del Prado, Madrid, Spain

This is a detail from the left panel of the famous Bosch triptych. This panel depicts Adam and Eve in the garden of Eden.

The Expulsion from Earthly Paradise - Pontormo

The Expulsion from Earthly Paradise
Jacopo Pontormo (Jacopo Carucci)
c. 1535
oil on wood
43 x 31 cm
Galleria degli Uffizi, Florence, Italy

Pontormo was an Italian Mannerist painter known for his use of contorted poses, distorted perspective and unnatural colors.

Expulsion from Garden of Eden - Michelangelo

Expulsion from Garden of Eden
Michelangelo
1509-10
Fresco
Cappella Sistina, Vatican

This is Michelangelo's version of the expulsion from Eden.

The Expulsion from the Garden of Eden - Masaccio

The Expulsion from the Garden of Eden

Masaccio (Tommaso Cassai)

1426-27

Fresco,

208 x 88 cm

Cappella Brancacci, Santa Maria del Carmine, Florence

Believe it or not, this image was on the cover of a Gynecology medical text in the 1970's.

The Fall of Man - Goltzius

The Fall of Man
Hendrik Goltzius
1616
oil on canvas
104.5 x 138.4 cm (41 1/8 x 54 1/2 in.)
National Gallery of Art
Washington, D.C.

I love this depiction. Dutch painter Hendrik Goltzius shows the couple as lovers, not shameful fools.

Adam and Eve - Cranach

Adam and Eve
Lucas Cranach the younger
after 1537
Oil on lime wood panel

171 x 63 cm (each)

Gemäldegalerie, Dresden

In Cranach's version of Adam and Eve, Adam looks positively perplexed. Eve looks confident, as always.

Adam and Eve - Domenichino

Adam and Eve
Domenichino (Domenico Zampieri)
1623-25
Italian Painter, Baroque

Sorry, but this painting is funny. Adam seems to be saying, "Hey, it was her, not me!" and God is just giving him the finger.

Adam and Eve - Lempicka

Adam and Eve
Tamara de Lempicka
1932

Polish/American Art Deco painter Tamara de Lempicka created this deco version of Adam and Eve. In this work Adam looks like the seducer, although Eve still has the apple.

Adam and Eve - Dürer and Grien

(first painting)

Adam and Eve

Hans Baldung Grien

1507

Oil on wood

212 x 85 cm

Uffizi, Florence

The first painting is the copy, by Dürer's student, Hans Baldung Grien, of Dürer's original work. He added a bit more wildlife.

(second painting)

Adam and Eve
Albrecht Dürer
1507
Oil on panel
Each panel 209 x 82 cm
Museo del Prado, Madrid, Spain

Even in Dürer's work, which at least shows Adam with an apple too, he looks a bit hesitant. Eve, on the other hand, looks confident.

Adam and Eve - Titian and Rubens

Adam and Eve

Titian

c. 1550

Museo del Prado, Madrid, Spain

Again, Eve is tempted to eat the forbidden apple. And again, Adam looks to be trying to stop her.

(second painting)

Adam and Eve

Peter Paul Rubens

1628-29

Museo del Prado, Madrid, Spain

Titian's painting simply has to be accompanied by Ruben's copy of his work. He made a few changes. Mainly he made the baby smile at Eve, and made Eve smile back at him. That makes her look even more evil. And he changed Adam's leg position so he wouldn't need the leaves covering his genitals.

Adam and Eve in Paradise - Gossaert

Adam and Eve in Paradise
Jan Gossaert

c. 1525.

Oil on panel.

Gemäldegalerie, Berlin, Germany.

In Gossaert's work, it appears that Eve is about to enjoy a yummy apple from the forbidden tree.

Adam, on the other hand, looks to be warning Eve not to eat the apple. This seems to show that the fall of humankind from paradise is due to woman.

As an aside, I have no idea what is going on with Adam's pubic area.

Creation of Adam - Michelangelo

Michelangelo's Creation of Adam from the Sistine Chapel.

Michelangelo shows God creating Adam, with Eve in His arm. Obviously this differs from other Biblical accounts of Eve being created from Adam's rib.

The Creation of Eve - Füssli

The Creation of Eve
Johann Heinrich Füssli
1793
Kunsthalle, Hamburg, Germany

Eve appears to be emerging from Adam's side in this painting.

Füssli was a British painter, draughtsman, and writer on art, of German-Swiss origin.

The Creation of Eve - Michelangelo

The Creation of Eve
Michelangelo
1509-10
Fresco
170 x 260 cm
Cappella Sistina, Vatican

This is Michelangelo's The Creation of Eve, a fresco on the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel. It shows God creating Eve from the side of Adam. This is one of the most famous depictions of the creation of Eve in Western art.

The Birth of Venus - Redon

The Birth of Venus
Odilon Redon
1912
Oil on canvas
56 1/2 x 24 1/2" (166.4 x 86.4 cm)The Museum of Modern Art, New York.

Odilon Redon was a French painter and graphic artist, one of the outstanding figures of Symbolism.

Venus Rising the Star - Gérôme

Venus Rising the Star
Jean-Léon Gérôme

I'm afraid I don't know much about this work. I'll add information as I come across it.

Apparently you can buy a copy of this painting at Target.

Birth of Venus - Duval

Birth of Venus

Eugène Emmanuel Amaury Duval

1862

French painter Eugène Emmanuel Amaury-Duval did a beautiful version, as you can see.

You may also note that she has no pubic hair, which seems typical of the time period.

Aphrodite Anadyomene - a terracotta sculpture

This is Aphrodite Anadyomene (rising from the sea) in her sea shell. Terracotta, made in Amisos (Pontus), late 1st century BC/early 1st century AD, found in Kertch (ancient Panticapaeum).
15 cm (5 in) tall.
Musée du Louvre, Paris, France.

Venus Anadyomène - Ingres

Venus Anadyomène

Jean Auguste Dominique Ingres

1848

Oil on canvas

164 × 82 cm

Musée Condé, Chantilly, France.

This is a gorgeous work from French painter Ingres.

Venus Anadyomene - Chasseriau

Venus Anadyomene
Théodore Chasseriau
1838
65x55 cm
The Louvre, Paris, France.

Another beautiful image, this one from French painter Théodore Chasseriau