Expulsion from Eden

Adam kneels on the ground, reaching back toward Eve as they are forced to leave the garden, while Eve stands with her hands clasped in a gesture of grief. Above them, a winged angel emerges from a mass of turbulent clouds, brandishing a sword to enforce their exile. The serpent that tempted them is seen coiled in the grass at the bottom of the composition.

In the Western esoteric tradition, the Expulsion is often interpreted through a Neoplatonic or Hermetic lens as the soul's descent from a state of divine unity into the material world of duality and suffering. This print captures the Mannerist emphasis on psychological tension, reflecting the transition from the 'Celestial Man' to the 'Terrestrial Man.'