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Tapestry, Cathedrale Saint-Just-et-Saint-Pasteur, Narbonne, France

Adam and Eve, detail from the Tapestry of the Creation of the World, early 16th century, made in Brussels, 8.36x4.26m, in the Treasury Room in the Chapter House of the Cathedrale Saint-Just-et-Saint-Pasteur de Narbonne, or Narbonne cathedral, begun 1272 in Gothic style, and remaining unfinished, Narbonne, Aude, Occitania, France. The tapestry depicts the story of Genesis, with the creation of the world and Adam and Eve, with God appearing as a Holy Trinity. The cathedral and the tapestry are listed as historic monuments. Picture by Manuel Cohen

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Adam and Eve, detail from the Tapestry of the Creation of the World, early 16th century, made in Brussels, 8.36x4.26m, in the Treasury Room in the Chapter House of the Cathedrale Saint-Just-et-Saint-Pasteur de Narbonne, or Narbonne cathedral, begun 1272 in Gothic style, and remaining unfinished, Narbonne, Aude, Occitania, France. The tapestry depicts the story of Genesis, with the creation of the world and Adam and Eve, with God appearing as a Holy Trinity. The cathedral and the tapestry are listed as historic monuments. Picture by Manuel Cohen