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.

Venus Anadyomene - Titian

Venus Anadyomene

Tiziano Vecellio (Titian)

1525

Oil on canvas

National Gallery of Scotland

Edinborough, Scotland.

Titian's version just includes the shell as an accessory, rather than as a mode of transportation.

The color titian is derived from the artist's name because he used a brownish orange color in a lot of his paintings.