Eve Tempted

Hiram Powers, Eve Tempted, modeled 1839-1842, carved 1873-1877, marble, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Museum purchase in memory of Ralph Cross Johnson, 1968.155.126
Hiram Powers, Eve Tempted, modeled 1839-1842, carved 1873-1877, marble, 68 7⁄8 x 29 7⁄8 x 20 1⁄2 in. (174.9 x 75.8 x 52.0 cm.), Smithsonian American Art Museum, Museum purchase in memory of Ralph Cross Johnson, 1968.155.126
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Artwork Details

Title
Eve Tempted
Artist
Date
modeled 1839-1842, carved 1873-1877
Location
Not on view
Dimensions
68 7⁄8 x 29 7⁄8 x 20 1⁄2 in. (174.9 x 75.8 x 52.0 cm.)
Credit Line
Museum purchase in memory of Ralph Cross Johnson
Mediums
Mediums Description
marble
Classifications
Subjects
  • Animal — reptile — snake
  • State of being — evil — temptation
  • Religion — Old Testament — Eve
  • Object — fruit — apple
Object Number
1968.155.126
Linked Open Data
https://edan.si.edu/saam/id/object/1968.155.126

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William Zorach, Seated Girl (with hands under legs), 1930, cast and patinated plaster, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Tessim Zorach and Dahlov Ipcar, 1971.449.8
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On view

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Eve Tempted
modeled 1839-1842, carved 1873-1877, marble

HIRAM POWERS
Born: Woodstock, Vermont 1805– Died: Florence, Italy 1873

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