About the creation

North French Miscellany (Add. 11639, f. 520v): The Temptation

Artist name: Unknown artist

Both Eve, on the left, and Adam hold the forbidden fruit. Both are already covered with fig leaves.  The serpent, having a woman’s head and a lizard’s body, is wound around the tree, holding an additional fruit.

Source: Genesis 3

Technique: Illuminated manuscript

Location: British Library, London

Date: 1280