ADAM NAMING THE ANIMALS
Genesis, Moses 2-19
So bildete Gott, der Herr, aus der Erde allerlei Tiere des Feldes und alle Vögel des Himmels und brachte sie zum Menschen, um zu sehen, wie er sie benennen würde; und ganz wie der Mensch jedes Lebewesen benannte, so lautet sein Name.
(And out of the ground the LORD God formed every beast of the field, and every fowl of the air; and brought [them] unto Adam to see what he would call them: and whatsoever Adam called every living creature, that [was] the name thereof.)
Fresco detail: PARADISE.
South wall of the Baptism Chapel
in Castle Bernau, Fischlham, Austria,
painted in 1995.
Fresco detail: ADAM holding a piglet
and naming the little songbird
in his hand, as some of the fifty-two
animals depicted
watch and wait for their turn.
Fresco detail: THE GOOSE,
having received its name, walks away
quite pleased. There are two hedgehogs hiding
in this part of the scene, and a green frog.
This link will take you back to the Chapel in Fischlham.
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