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The playful poses of Adam and Eve must at some point have been deemed improper. Adam’s raised leg had been over-painted and Eve made to look coyly away from him. These alterations were removed when the painting was restored a few years ago.
Little is known about the Flemish painter, van Oosten. He specialised in painting small landscapes with animals, somewhat in the style of his better known contemporary, Jan Brueghel. Many 17th-century painters in Flanders and Holland worked to a small scale as it suited the intimate domestic interiors of their patrons.
Title
Adam and Eve in the Garden of Eden
Medium
oil on board
Measurements
H 29.1 x W 41 cm
Accession number
BATVG : P : 1916.5
Acquisition method
bequeathed by Miss Emily Burningham, 1916
Work type
Painting
