Antiquity: 'The Fall of Man'. Oil on canvas painting by Cornelis van Haarlem (1562 - 11 November 1638), 1592

Antiquity: 'The Fall of Man'. Oil on canvas painting by Cornelis van Haarlem (1562 - 11 November 1638), 1592.<br/><br/> According to the Book of Genesis, God created the universe in seven days. On the sixth day, he created ‘Adam’, the Hebrew word for ‘man’, and placed him in Paradise - the Garden of Eden. From one of Adam’s ribs, God then created a mate for him: Eve, meaning ‘Mother of Life’.<br/><br/> Adam and Eve were permitted to eat all the fruit in the garden except that from the ‘Tree of Knowledge’. However, the devil, disguised as a serpent, persuaded Eve to eat the forbidden fruit, an apple. (Photo by: Pictures from History/Universal Images Group via Getty Images)