Snakes on a Page: Visual Receptions of the Eden Serpent through the History of Western Art and Their Survivals in Modern Children’s Bibles

• Published in: Journal of the Bible and its reception Vol. 11; no. 1; pp. 1 - 28
• Main Author: Wilkowski, R. K.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Boston De Gruyter 27.05.2024; Walter de Gruyter GmbH
• Subjects: Children & youth; Eden serpent; Etiology; Genesis 3; Western art; Zoology

Visual receptions of the Eden serpent throughout the history of Western art have reflected various interpretive attempts to understand the nature of this creature. In the investigation of these receptions, five iconographic categories emerge: the female-headed serpent, the demonic serpent, the drago...