Sculpture, Maison d'Adam, Angers, Maine-et-Loire, France

Sculpted wooden beam featuring a man with his hand in a lion's mouth, at the Maison d'Adam, or Maison d'Adam et Eve, or Maison de l'Arbre-de-Vie, a half-timbered house built c. 1491 in Angers, Maine-et-Loire, France. It was originally built as an apothecary shop with living quarters above, by its owner Jean Lefevre. Its facade features many sculpted beams, including one of the Tree of Life, although the sculptures of Adam, Eve and the serpent were destroyed during the French Revolution. The building now houses the Maison des Artisans d'Angers and is listed as a historic monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen

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1491 Angers Angevin Anjou Apothecary Artisans Beam Half-timbered Larbre-de-vie Lefebvre Maine Maine-et-loire Maison Mane

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