SIMBERG, Hugo
(b. 1873, Hamina, d. 1917, Ähtäri)

Interior of the dome

1906
Fresco
Cathedral, Tampere

The serpent in Paradise with an apple in its mouth adorns the central dome of the vaulted ceiling.

This painting aroused considerable adverse criticism in their time. Some contemporaries interpreted the winged serpent on a red background in the highest point of the ceiling as a symbol of sin and corruption.




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