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  • The Israelites afflicted by a plague of serpents; two men worshipping the brazen serpent erected by Moses. Engraving by M. Coxcie, 15--.

    • Coxcie, Michel, 1499-1592
    Date
    [between 1500 and 1599]
    Reference
    5452i
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  • Saint Paul shipwrecked on Malta. Etching by F. Bartolozzi, 1791, after B. West.

    • West, Benjamin, 1738-1820
    Date
    1 January 1791
    Reference
    23963i
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  • The serpent entwines itself around the body of Eve; it whispers in her ear, enticing her to eat the forbidden fruit. Photogravure by Lemercier and co. after Walter Crane, 1899.

    • Crane, Walter, 1845-1915
    Date
    1899
    Reference
    15597i
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  • Moses points to the brazen serpent while his people writhe on the ground, besieged by fiery serpents. Etching by G. Cooke, 1816, after C. le Brun.

    • Le Brun, Charles, 1619-1690
    Date
    1 April 1816
    Reference
    18329i
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  • Adam and Eve expelled from Eden by an angel. Engraving by P.P. Bouche after G. Freman.

    • Freman, G
    Date
    [1705]
    Reference
    2474271i
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  • Adam and Eve cover their nakedness as God makes his wrath felt in the Garden of Eden. Etching by J.E. Ridinger after himself, c. 1750.

    • Ridinger, Johann Elias, 1698-1767
    Reference
    20726i
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  • Moses presents his brazen serpent to the people. Woodcut after Robert Anning Bell, c. 1890.

    • Bell, Robert Anning, 1863-1933
    Reference
    18284i
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  • Eve picks the apple from the tree as the serpent emerges. Etching by J.E. Ridinger after himself, c. 1750.

    • Ridinger, Johann Elias, 1698-1767
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    20725i
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  • Moses and Eleazar show the brazen serpent before the writhing multitude afflicted with snake-bites. Engraving by S. à Bolswert after P.P. Rubens, ca. 1635-40.

    • Rubens, Peter Paul, 1577-1640
    Date
    1600-1699
    Reference
    20541i
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  • Moses and Eleazar show the brazen serpent before the writhing multitude afflicted with snake-bites. Engraving after S. à Bolswert after Sir P.P. Rubens, ca. 1635-40.

    • Rubens, Peter Paul, 1577-1640
    Date
    [1652]
    Reference
    3063468i
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    Historiae sacrae veteris et novi testamenti.
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