Jan Gossaert. Triptiek van Malvagna Zijpanelen, achterzijde: Adam en Eva verdreven uit het Aardsparadijs

Gossaert employs the meticulous detail and luminous colour characteristic of the Northern Renaissance, rendering textures such as skin, foliage, and fabric with fine brushwork. The oil medium allows subtle modelling of light and shadow, creating a three‑dimensional presence that enhances the emotional intensity of the narrative.

Created in the early 1510s, the panel remained part of a larger devotional triptych before entering private collections. By the 19th century it was documented in the archives of the University of Leuven, and later transferred to the Palazzo Abatellis, where it has been on public display since the mid‑20th century.

During Gossaert’s career, artists in the Low Countries were integrating Italianate compositional ideas with their own detailed realism. This work reflects that synthesis, marrying a classical architectural backdrop with the Northern emphasis on naturalistic detail, illustrating the cross‑cultural currents of the period.