The Serpent’s Double Meaning: Original Sin and the Bronze Serpent on the PoleBy Filomythos_EnglishAugust 1, 2026 The serpent shifts from speaking tempter to elevated healing image as gaze, bodily contact, obedience, death, and salvation acquire opposing meanings.
Allegory of Law and Grace — Lucas Cranach the ElderBy Filomythos_EnglishJuly 30, 2026 A divided composition contrasts law, sin, death, and judgement with the Crucifixion, Resurrection, sacrifice, salvation, and divine grace.
The Expulsion of Adam and Eve from Paradise — Mariotto Albertinelli (c. 1514)By Filomythos_EnglishJuly 27, 2026 God points from the clouds as Adam and Eve leave Paradise through a calm but irreversible landscape.
The Creation and Fall of Man — Mariotto Albertinelli (1509–1513)By Filomythos_EnglishJuly 27, 2026 Adam and Eve move from creation to temptation and expulsion within a continuous panoramic landscape.
