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Having already taken a bite, a sinuous Eve pushes an apple into Adam's palm. With her sly, almond-shaped eyes, one sees the flame-haired Eve already transformed by her devious act, while Adam merely looks on in a state of momentary doubt and confusion. A menagerie of wild beasts frolic at their feet - comically, the prongs of a stag's antlers cup Adam's camouflaged genitals.

It is a painting that not only glories in the abundance of nature but conveys the story with great emotional range. There is also the exquisite detail, the finely wrought textures and the dazzling colours: so many disparate elements in an extraordinarily elegant composition.

The painting is given context with three major loans: Apollo And Diana, Cupid Complaining To Venus, and A Faun And His Family. Cranach's handling of these mythological subjects shows remarkable similarities to the biblical work, suggesting the paintings were all commissioned by the same patron for the same decorative scheme. It is a stunning exhibition, all the better for its compactness. Fisun Güner

Until Sep 23, Courtauld Institute of Art Gallery, Somerset House, Strand WC2, daily 10am to 6pm (Jul 9 to 3pm), £5, free to £4 concs. Tel: 020 7848 2526. Tube: Charing Cross/Temple

Lucas Cranach: Temptation In Eden
The Courtauld Gallery
Somerset House, Strand, WC2R 0RN