Summary
The Herald has begun a search to discover Scotland's favourite painting. Over the next month, readers are invited to vote by post, e-mail or text message for a work from a public collection in Scotland. Each day we will feature one of the candidates and take a closer look at what makes it special. Today's picture is a biblical scene which is wellknown around the world.
John Martin, The Garden of Eden (or Adam and Eve Entertaining the Angel), 1823 Kirkcaldy Museum and Art Gallery Northumberland-born Martin was best known for apocalyptic religious subjects but this painting sees him in unusually cheerful frame of mind.See the full content of this document
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Scotland's Favourite Painting
A tiny Adam and Eve loiter with the angel Raphael in a lush paradise...
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