A woman-serpent bends around the Tree of Knowledge as Adam and Eve reach into the branches. Line engraving by T. de Bry after J. van Winghe.

  • Winghe, Jodocus van, 1544-1603.
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A woman-serpent bends around the Tree of Knowledge as Adam and Eve reach into the branches. Line engraving by T. de Bry after J. van Winghe. Wellcome Collection. Public Domain Mark. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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Bible. O.T. Genesis 3.1-6. The serpent is portrayed in female form, with a child's face and an old woman's breasts. Scenes of work and basic shelter are shown in the background

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1 print : line engraving ; image 23.8 x 18.4 cm

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Jocodus a Winghe in. Theodore de Bry fe

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Wellcome Collection 15624i

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