Color And Symbolism In Masolino's Adam And Eve

shocked a lot of people at their first time of seeing it. It is not hard to imagine, around 1424, there were not many paintings have those extreme facial expression. People didn't get used to seeing this screaming and howling in paintings. Accordingly, when people try to connect the expressions to the story, it surely creates an intense feeling of what the story was about and what was the cost of disobeying God. On the contrary, Masolino’s Adam and Eve don’t really have any expression on their faces. Adam seems little anxious, but it is really hard to tell what’s the context between the expression and the story.
The use of color and symbolism is apparent in both frescoes. In Masaccio's piece, Adam and Eve's banishment from the garden mirrors