#Peter Paul Rubens and Jan Brueghel the Elder - The Garden of Eden with the Fall of Man (1615)

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Peter Paul Rubens and Jan Brueghel the Elder, The garden of Eden with the fall of man (detail)

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Wineskins

Mystical poem written 4-1-24.

Tearing at my insides,

Like the stuffing of a toy,

Trying desperately to prove,

That I am real

In trust I turn to the Earth,

And the realm beneath the ground,

Fiery and cold by turns,

As the caves wind through the darkness

In earnest I turn to the skies,

To read the story in the clouds,

A tale of a new creature,

Born old and wary

In pain I turn to the seas,

The waters above and below the firmament,

Flowing out from the darkness,

In four winding rivers

In faith I turn to the flames,

Burning in the eyes of another,

The temporary tensions,

Stretching me taut like twine

Two trees grew in that Garden,

Showing us the poles of the world,

I took the fruit of both,

And made wine

Art: Peter Paul Rubens and Jan Brueghel the Elder, “The Garden Of Eden With The Fall Of Man”, (~1615)

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Jan Brueghel the Elder and Peter Paul Rubens Garden of Eden with the Fall of Man 1617

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Bonus Poll: Tricksters!

Serpent of Eden (from painting The Garden of Eden with the Fall of Man by Peter Paul Rubens and Jan Brueghel the Elder) top photo, Ophisaurus bottom photo

The Serpent of Eden appears in the Book of Genesis where it tempts Adam and Eve into eating the 'forbidden fruit' from the "tree of the knowledge of good and evil". Unfortunately the perspective of snakes as sneaky, untrustworthy villains persists in a lot of Western media even today. Which, as we all know, is completely untrue, since in addition to playing a crucial role in their respective ecosystems, snakes really want nothing more than to be able to mind their own business with a cozy place to stay and a fully belly. In fact, as I'm sure many reptile keepers can relate to, if either of my snakes could speak the only thing they would try to tempt me to do is give them an extra mouse or two at feeding time!

Ophisaurus is a genus of several species tha--hey, wait a minute, what do you have? No, don't try to hide it, I see your moveable eyelids and external ear openings! And a fixed jaw?? You're not a snake at all, you're a lizard! No, no, I understand that snakes and lizards both belong to the order Squamata bu--yes, all right I agree that it's very interesting that you can break your tail off when you're threatened and need to make a run for it, but lis--yeah, I know that it's very cool that many species in your genus are named glass lizard because of the way your tail may break into several pieces like glass, but that's not what we're tal--yes, I know it's a great adaptation that the pieces of your tail will keep moving for a while to distract predators. We're not denying you're beautiful, fascinating reptiles! But this is a snake bracket, and no matter how legless and cute you are, you are simply not a snake! Oh, fine, don't look at me like that, I guess you can stay here with the Serpent.

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The Garden of Eden with the Fall of Man or The Earthly Paradise with the Fall of Adam and Eve by Peter Paul Rubens and Jan Brueghel the Elder // "I Am Ingmar Bergman" by Sparks

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The garden of Eden with the fall of man (detail) by Peter Paul Rubens and Jan Brueghel the Elder, 1615.

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The Garden of Eden with the Fall of Man,  Peter Paul Rubens and Jan Brueghel the Elder (c. 1615) Mauritshuis art museum in The Hague

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The Garden of Eden with the Fall of Man by Jan Brueghel the Elder and Peter Paul Rubens.

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the garden of eden with the fall of man by peter paul rubens and jan brueghel the elder, 1615. / selected poems 1965 - 1975 by margaret atwood / supernatural 4x22 / @maybecowboycore

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the garden of Eden with the Fall of Man by Jan Brueghel the Elder and Peter Paul Rubens.

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Peter Paul Rubens and Jan Brueghel the Elder, The Garden of Eden with the Fall of Man, c. 1615

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Peter Paul Rubens & Jan Brueghel the Elder ~ The garden of eden with the fall of man (detail) 1615

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The Garden Of Eden With The Fall Of Man (detail) by Peter Paul Rubens and Jan Brueghel the Elder // “Countdown” by Lindsey Buckingham

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Peter Paul Rubens and Jan Brueghel the Elder - The Garden of Eden with the Fall of Man