The artwork, titled “Adam and Eve (Eve),” was created by Fernando Botero in 1968. This piece belongs to the Naïve Art (Primitivism) movement and falls under the genre of religious painting.
The artwork depicts a naive and voluminous portrayal of Eve, one of the first humans according to the Judeo-Christian tradition. Eve is illustrated standing naked with blonde, curly hair, holding an apple close to her torso. A snake coils around her left leg, symbolizing the biblical serpent from the Garden of Eden. The composition is simple and the background is dark, which highlights the figure central to the painting. Botero’s style, characterized by exaggerated form and volume, lends a unique interpretation to this religious subject matter. The deliberate distortion of proportions is typical of Botero’s work, providing a distinctive visual commentary on canonical narratives.