Lucas van Leyden 1494 – 1533

The Test Commandment

engraving (16 × 12 cm) — 1529

Genesis 2:16

16.     And the LORD God commanded the man, saying, Of every tree of the garden thou mayest freely eat:

God tells Adam and Eve that they may eat the fruits of all the trees in the garden, except from the tree of knowledge of good and evil.

Second print from a series of six by Lucas van Leyden called The history of Adam and Eve.