Temptation in the Garden

George Lopez, Temptation in the Garden, ca. 1950-1960, carved wood, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Herbert Waide Hemphill, Jr., 1998.84.25
Copied George Lopez, Temptation in the Garden, ca. 1950-1960, carved wood, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Herbert Waide Hemphill, Jr., 1998.84.25

Artwork Details

Title
Temptation in the Garden
Artist
Date
ca. 1950-1960
Location
Credit Line
Gift of Herbert Waide Hemphill, Jr.
Mediums Description
carved wood
Classifications
Keywords
  • Landscape — tree
  • Religion — Old Testament — Eve
  • Religion — Old Testament — Adam
  • Religion — Old Testament — Garden of Eden
  • Religion — Satan
Object Number
1998.84.25
Linked Open Data
https://edan.si.edu/saam/id/object/1998.84.25

Artwork Description

George Lopez made several images of Adam and Eve inspired by his father’s carvings of the Garden of Eden. In this piece he depicted the Fall, the moment when Adam and Eve ate the forbidden fruit. Lopez showed the serpent changing from a snake into a demon to emphasize how easily Satan deceived the first couple.