1768
oil
canvas
From the collection of National Gallery of Ireland
The Temptation of Adam is a 1768 oil by James Barry, a Neoclassicism work, depicting Eve, held at National Gallery of Ireland.
This painting shows a man and woman standing together, both nude. The woman is holding an apple in her right hand and touching the man's face with her left. The man has his left hand on his forehead. They are standing in a dark, rocky landscape with trees and a cloudy sky in the background. A snake is coiled on the ground near their feet. The woman is looking at the man, who is looking down at the snake. The scene is depicted in muted colors, with the figures and landscape rendered in soft, gentle brushstrokes. Look up James Barry next.
James Barry (11 October 1741 – 22 February 1806) was an Irish painter, best remembered for his six-part series of paintings entitled The Progress of Human Culture in the Great Room of the Royal Society of Arts in London.
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