Adam and Eve Expelled from Paradise

The moment Adam and Eve are driven from Paradise, they realize that they are naked. This is the first time that they feel shame.

Prudish church officials probably were responsible for the fig leaves that were added to cover intimate parts. The leaves were removed when the painting was cleaned in 1988.

Eve appears to be carrying all the suffering in the world. Adam holds his hands before his eyes in order not to look at her.

This large fresco in the Brancacci Chapel surely must have impressed Masaccio's contemporaries.