Image of Gallery in South Kensington
On display at V&A South Kensington
Ceramics, Room 137, The Curtain Foundation Gallery

The Fall

Plate
second quarter of 18th century (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Plate of buff-coloured earthenware, painted in colours with 'the Fall'. Circular. In a woody landscape is Adam seated on a mound at the foot of the tree of knowledge, while Eve offers him the fruit; the serpent is seen coiled round the upper part of the trunk of the tree, above which is an armorial shield; in the background are mountains.


Object details

Categories
Object type
TitleThe Fall (generic title)
Materials and techniques
Earthenware, painted in colours
Brief description
Plate of earthenware, painted in colours with 'The Fall' by Ferdinando Maria Campani, Siena, Italy, second quarter of 18th century
Physical description
Plate of buff-coloured earthenware, painted in colours with 'the Fall'. Circular. In a woody landscape is Adam seated on a mound at the foot of the tree of knowledge, while Eve offers him the fruit; the serpent is seen coiled round the upper part of the trunk of the tree, above which is an armorial shield; in the background are mountains.
Dimensions
  • Diameter: 32.7cm
Credit line
Transferred from the Museum of Practical Geology, Jermyn Street
Subject depicted
Collection
Accession number
4722-1901

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Record createdJune 24, 2009
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