The Tree of Knowledge (Lucas Cranach the Elder c. 1500) uses the nakedness of Adam and Eve to depict the lack of power they have before they gain knowledge by eating the fruit presented to them by Satan.. Clothes symbolizes power because the more clothes has on the more powerful they are, the same goes for how well the clothes look.
In this painting, Satan is depicted as an innocent looking child to better deceive Adam and Eve into eating the forbidden fruit. This fruit would give humankind great knowledge, and a great power over the Earth. The artist is trying to depict how obtaining knowledge and power can have bad consequences such as being banished from the Garden of Eden.
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