The painting by Tintoretto of the Fall of Adam has Eve sitting under the tree and leaning towards Adam to offer him the apple in the foreground. In the background the two naked figures are being driven out of Paradise. It is one of an Old Testament cycle painted for the Scuola della Trinita in Venice. The cycle was split up under Napoleonic rule, and this picture, together with the Death of Abel from the same cycle, has been in the gallery of the Academy of Venice since 1812. Compare the passage at MP I:334.
Jacopo Robusti (Tintoretto) c.1518-94
The Fall of Adam c.1550-3
Oil on canvas, 90x110cm
Provenance: Painted for the Scuola della Trinita, Venice; split from the other 'Old Testament Cycle' works under Napoleonic rule; placed in the Academy of Venice in 1812
Further Comments: The 'Death of Abel', also by Tintoretto is in the Old Testament 'cycle'.
Collection: Accademia, Venice
For a reproduction of this artistic work, please consult: Bernari, Carlo, L'opera completa del Tintoretto, (Milano: Rizzoli Editore, 1970), pl.8