Expulsion of Adam and Eve | John Faed | c. 1880 Giulio Romano The figure’s delicate

The figure’s delicate

painted in 1525

the spiritual and the corporeal

A tortoiseshell butterfly rests on her shawl

and devastatingly eternal

Expulsion of Adam and Eve | John Faed | c. 1880 Giulio Romano The figure’s delicateAbout the artwork: Expulsion of Adam and Eve by John Faed is a late 19th century religious painting executed in oil on fabric, created around 1880 by the Scottish artist John Faed (18191902). The work measures approximately 91. 3 cm 70. 7 cm and is held in the Cleveland Museum of Art, though it is not currently on display. Faeds composition interprets the biblical story of Adam and Eves banishment from Eden through the lens of John Miltons Paradise