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| Keywords: William Blake Eve Tempted by the Serpent.jpg en William Blake Eve Tempted by the Serpent 2012-01-18 16 55 53 http //collections vam ac uk/item/O80678/eve-tempted-by-the-serpent-tempera-painting-blake-william/ Victoria and Albert Museum Creator William Blake PD-old-100 Victoria and Albert Museum Eve Tempted by the Serpent ¢ Object Tempera painting ¢ Place of origin Great Britain United Kingdom probably painted ¢ Date 1799-1800 painted ¢ Artist/Maker Blake William born 1757 - died 1827 artist ¢ Materials and Techniques tempera and gold on copper ¢ Museum number P 28-1953 ¢ Gallery location Paintings room 82 case SOUTH WALL Blake drew his inspiration for this scene from the book of Genesis in the Old Testament and from John Milton's epic poem 'Paradise Lost' 1667 Blake often experimented with painting techniques and here the surface has flaked badly because of the poor adhesion between a glue-based paint and the copper support he used PD-US Uploaded with UploadWizard William Blake's temperas Eve and the snake Exhibits in the Victoria and Albert Museum Religious art by William Blake Glue distemper paintings Eve Blake Adam Blake Snakes Blake Tree of knowledge Blake Ž Ž | ||||
