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This engraving shows the biblical Fall of Man, focusing on the moment of temptation under the Tree of Knowledge. A notable feature is the serpent, which is depicted with the head and torso of a woman, winding through the branches. Surrounding the figures are several animals including a cat, a dog, a rabbit, and a goat, which traditionally represent the four temperaments of man.

In Renaissance natural philosophy and Neoplatonism, the Fall was often interpreted as the soul's descent into material fragmentation. The inclusion of various animals serves as an allegorical representation of the four humors—choleric, sanguine, phlegmatic, and melancholic—which were believed to have fallen into imbalance only after the first sin.