THE DANCE OF DEATH, PLATE III.PUNISHMENT. Therefore the Lord God sent him forth from the garden of Eden, to till the ground from whence he was taken. Gen. iii. 23. Our first ... Show more
THE DANCE OF DEATH, PLATE III.PUNISHMENT. Therefore the Lord God sent him forth from the garden of Eden, to till the ground from whence he was taken. Gen. iii. 23. Our first Parents, driven out by the Angel, are flying from the terrestrial Paradise, preceded by Death, who is playing on the fiddle, and shews by dancing, the joy he feels for his triumph. PLANCHE III.LA PUNITION. Nos premiers Parens chasses par PAnge, s'enfuyent du Paradis terrestre precedes de la Mort, qui joue de la guitare, & demontre en dansant la joie qu'elle ressent de son triomphe.
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38 THE DANCE OF DEATH. PLATE IV.CONDEMNATION TO LABOUR. Cursed is the earth for thy sake; in sorrow shalt thou eat of it all the days of thy life. ... Show more
38 THE DANCE OF DEATH. PLATE IV.CONDEMNATION TO LABOUR. Cursed is the earth for thy sake; in sorrow shalt thou eat of it all the days of thy life. Gen. iii. 17. Holbein,, to mark at once the species of labour which is the lot of man, and that which falls to the share of the woman, represents Adam employed in rooting up a tree, along with Death, who helps him with all his might; and at a little distance Eve suckling her child, and holding a distaff. PLANCHE IV.LA CONDEMNATION AU TRAVAIL. Holbein, pour marquer en merae terns le genre de travail qui est lepartage de Phormne, & celui qui est le partage de la femme, represente Adam oecupe a deraeiner tin arbre, avec la Mort qui l'aide detoutes ses forces; & un peu plus loin. Eve allaitant son enfant & tenant une quenouille.
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