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  • A serpent/woman coils around the tree of life which stands between Adam and Eve. Engraving by J.T. Richomme, 1814, after Raphaël.
  • As people collapse with snake bites, Moses brings out the brazen serpent. Woodcut.
  • Eve presents Adam with the apple. Etching by J.E. Ridinger after himself, c. 1750.
  • The serpent entwines itself around the body of Eve; it whispers in her ear, enticing her to eat the forbidden fruit. Photogravure by Lemercier and co. after Walter Crane, 1899.