Adam and Eve Eating the Forbidden Fruit and God Discovering Them, north doors trumeau relief, Orvieto Cathedral, Orvieto, Italy

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The relief decoration on the north doors of the Orvieto Cathedral show Adam and Eve eating the forbidden fruit and God discovering them. Large deeply-carved foliage runs across the top of the relief.

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Maitani, Lorenzo 1290/1330.

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The relief decoration on the north doors of the Orvieto Cathedral show Adam and Eve eating the forbidden fruit and God discovering them. Large deeply-carved foliage runs across the top of the relief.

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  • 1290/1330

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Maitani, Lorenzo. Adam and Eve Eating the Forbidden Fruit and God Discovering Them, north doors trumeau relief, Orvieto Cathedral, Orvieto, Italy, artwork, 1290/1330; Wheat Ridge, Colorado. (https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc36457/: accessed May 27, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, UNT Digital Library, https://digital.library.unt.edu; crediting UNT College of Visual Arts + Design.

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