MICHELANGELO Buonarroti
(b. 1475, Caprese, d. 1564, Roma)

Expulsion from Garden of Eden

1509-10
Fresco
Cappella Sistina, Vatican

On the right, an angel extends his sword to show the sinners the way to exile from the Garden of Eden. In a desolate landscape, Adam and Eve set out toward their destiny of pain and death, their bodies contracted and suddenly aged, their drawn faces vividly expressing their remorse and anguish.