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Antonio Allegretti
Antonio Allegretti (1840–1918) was an Italian sculptor. He was born in Cuneo, Piedmont, and died in Carrara, Italy. He trained in Genoa under Santo Varni. His submission to a contest in Genoa of the statue of ''Cain'', awarded him a stipend and a Gold medal from the Accademia Linguistica, and he moved to Florence. There he made a portrait of Marchese Ginno Capponi. From there he moved to Rome, where he became professor of sculpture at the Royal Institute of Fine Arts in Rome. In Rome he completed a statue of Margherita del Fausto, exhibited at the International Exposition of Paris, where it was lauded, reproduced, and sold. His ''Eve after the Sin'' was purchased by Rome municipality, and is exhibited in the Galleria nazionale d'arte moderna. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Eve After Sin, By Antonio Allegretti, 1881 - Galleria Nazionale D'arte Moderna - Rome, Italy - DSC05186
Eve is a figure in the Book of Genesis in the Hebrew Bible. According to the origin story, "Creation myths are symbolic stories describing how the universe and its inhabitants came to be. Creation myths develop through oral traditions and therefore typically have multiple versions." of the Abrahamic religions, she was the Protoplast (religion), first woman to be created by God. Eve is known also as Adam's wife. According to the second chapter of Genesis, Eve was created by God in Abrahamic religions, God (Yahweh) by taking her from the rib (sometimes translated as side) of Adam, to be Adam's companion. Adam is charged with guarding and keeping the garden before her creation; she is not present when God commands Adam Taboo#In religion and mythology, not to eat the forbidden fruit – although it is clear that she was aware of the command. She decides to eat the forbidden fruit from the tree of the knowledge of good and evil after she hears the Serpents in the Bible#Eden, serpent' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
