Oil paint on canvas
Tate Collection
Works with images
General Collection
The Watts Gift
Collection
<a href="https://www.tate.org.uk/art/artists/george-frederic-watts-586" aria-label="More by George Frederic Watts" data-gtm-name="header_link_artist" data-gtm-destination="page--artist">George Frederic Watts</a>
Eve Repentant
Presented by the artist 1897
actions: postures and motions
adults
Bible: Old Testament
emotions and human qualities
emotions, concepts and ideas
Eve
female
grief
head in hand / hands
landscape
landscape - non-specific
nudes
people
religion and belief
standing
tree
woman
<p>This painting is one of a group of three paintings Watts called <span>The Eve Trilogy </span>that represent Eve’s ascension to life, her temptation and her grief after her downfall. The paintings were originally conceived as part of a vast epic scheme called <span>The House of Life</span>, but later took the form of three independent compositions. The painting shows Eve stricken with remorse leaning against a tree. The heavy flesh and downward lines of paintwork suggest the burden of sin and guilt.</p><p><em>Gallery label, November 2016</em></p>
painting oil paint canvas
8 October 2001 – 25 July 2004
2004-07-25
8 October 2001 – 25 July 2004
2004-07-25
2001-10-08
Tate Britain (London, UK)
http://www.tate.org.uk/britain/
2001-10-08
John Martin and Visions of the Apocalypse
Collection based display
8 August 2005 – 4 October 2010
2010-10-04
8 August 2005 – 4 October 2010
2010-10-04
2005-08-08
Tate Britain (London, UK)
http://www.tate.org.uk/britain/
2005-08-08
Victorian Spectacle
Collection based display
5 February 2009 – 3 May 2009
2009-05-03
5 February 2009 – 3 May 2009
2009-05-03
2009-02-05
Schirn Kunsthalle Frankfurt (Frankfurt, Germany)
http://www.schirn.de
2009-02-05
Envisioning Darwin
Loan-out
7 August 2014 – 24 July 2022
2022-07-24
7 August 2014
2014-08-07
Tate Britain (London, UK)
http://www.tate.org.uk/britain/
2014-08-07
Gallery 9
Collection based display
Eve Repentant
support: 2591 × 1194 mm

Presented by <a href="/search?gid=999999783" data-gtm-name="tombstone_link_bequest" data-gtm-destination="list-page--search-results">the artist</a> 1897
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<p>This painting is one of a group of three paintings Watts called <i>The Eve Trilogy </i>that represent Eve’s ascension to life, her temptation and her grief after her downfall. The paintings were originally conceived as part of a vast epic scheme called <i>The House of Life</i>, but later took the form of three independent compositions. The painting shows Eve stricken with remorse leaning against a tree. The heavy flesh and downward lines of paintwork suggest the burden of sin and guilt.</p>
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actions: postures and motions adults Bible: Old Testament emotions and human qualities emotions, concepts and ideas Eve female grief head in hand / hands landscape landscape - non-specific nudes people religion and belief standing tree woman