Human nature is originally good. Any evil in it results from the changes made upon it by external things. Of man’s first disobedience and the fruit of that forbidden tree whose mortal taste brought death into the world for all our woe. –Lu Wang

Jacob Landau, Human nature is originally good. Any evil in it results from the changes made upon it by external things. Of man's first disobedience and the fruit of that forbidden tree whose mortal taste brought death into the world for all our woe. --Lu Wang , 1960, watercolor on paperboard mounted on board, sheet: 17 ⁵⁄₈ x 22 ¹⁄₈ in. (44.7 x 56.1 cm), Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Container Corporation of America, 1984.124.168

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Title: Human nature is originally good. Any evil in it results from the changes made upon it by external things. Of man’s first disobedience and the fruit of that forbidden tree whose mortal taste brought death into the world for all our woe. –Lu Wang (1139−1192), Chinese Philosopher and John Milton’s Paradise Lost. From the series Great Ideas.
Artist: Jacob Landau
Date: 1960
Location: Not on view
Dimensions: sheet: 17 ⁵⁄₈ x 22 ¹⁄₈ in. (44.7 x 56.1 cm)
Credit Line: Gift of Container Corporation of America
Mediums: watercolor
Mediums Description: watercolor on paperboard mounted on board
Classifications: Painting
Subjects: Abstract
State of being — evil — temptation
Animal — reptile — snake
Figure
Object Number: 1984.124.168
Linked Open Data: https://edan.si.edu/saam/id/object/1984.124.168