THE CREATION
'Let us make man in our image, after our likeness' (Gen 1,26)
(From the Bible the work reference tracks produced by Mosaic School of Friuli and, in short, the comment / explanation of Paolo Orlando author of the artworks. Ph.: Ulderica Da Pozzo)
Genesis 1,26-31
And God said, "Let us make man in our image, after our likeness: and let them have dominion over the fish of the sea, the birds of the air, over the livestock, over all the earth, and over every creeping thing that creeps on the earth".
God created man in his image; in the image of God he created him; male and female he created them. God blessed them and said to them, "Be fruitful and multiply, fill the earth and subdue it and have dominion over the fish of the sea, the birds of the air and over every living thing that moves upon the earth."
Then God said, "Behold, I have given you every herb bearing seed, which is upon the whole earth and every tree, in which is the fruit yielding seed: to be your food.
To all wild beasts, all birds of the sky and to every thing that creeps upon the earth, wherein there is life, I give every green plant for food. "And it was so. God saw all he had made, and behold, it was very good. and the evening and the morning were the sixth day.
The Creator has the features of the Word, the Son of God made man, perfect image of God the Father. The two angels who accompany him allude to the Trinity, whose love manifests itself even in the act of Creation. The divine fellowship is offered to the freedom of man - man and woman, Adam and Eve - and to all creatures.
The man and the woman are directed simultaneously to God and to each other: a little open hug, his head turned to the Lord. At center stage, a small hill on which stands the lushing Tree of Life.
On the opposite side where is God with angels, behind Adam and Eve, a lower tree of good and evil, with the snake. We can recognize the animals present in Carnia.