Eve Tempted

Minneapolis Institute of Art

Eve Tempted

Jean-Baptiste Carpeaux

Date
1874
Medium
Bronze
Department
European Art
Institution
Minneapolis Institute of Art

This figure tells part of the story of Eve in the Garden of Eden. Carpeaux, whose sculpture reflects the refinement and elegance so popular during the Second Empire in France, was famous for original and even daring representations of traditional themes. The sense of life and movement he gave to his subjects set him apaprt from other artists of the time. Europe

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