Temptation Of Adam And Eve Molinari Analysis

Within the modern European art section of the David Owsley Museum of Art, I found a painting by Antonio Molinari. Molinari, a Painter from Venice, Italy, created The Temptation of Adam and Eve from about 1701-1704—the painting is produced from oil on canvas. The painting is very large with the dimensions of forty-eight by fifty-nine inches. Notable images conveyed by Molinari are a naked man, a naked woman, a large snake, an apple, a tree trunk, and a natural background of a forest. Most of the lines in this painting are very organic and smooth—this makes the painting appear more natural. The body of the man is painted with great utilization of shadow and line; Molinari sculpts his body according to Western standards of beauty—he has a muscular figure without any noticeable body fat, light hair, light skin, and short facial hair. The light source comes from the left of the painting, in the foreground—this casts shadows from the
The woman also appeals to Western standards of beauty from Molinari’s time period—she is full-figured, yet her weight is ideally proportioned; she has very blonde hair, her skin is very fair, and her lips are a rose color. Their facial features—like their round eyes and thin noses—as well as their color palates—the man has light peach skin while the woman has ivory skin—and their hair texture suggest that they are Caucasian. Line is used on the woman to create very round, full curves on her body; she has a dimple on her arm (noticeable thanks to the shadow) that suggests her body proportions. Both people in the painting have very smooth skin without one blemish or scuff. The light in the photo and their positioning (in the middle of the foreground) make for them to be the focal point of the painting; but, with more use of line and shadow, two more objects become very noticeable. The man’s body is positioned to be