Wednesday, 7 October 2026

The Forbidden Fruit in Culture and Citrus Instead of the Apple in Renaissance Art

A branch with oranges in front of a yellow stone church façade and a cobbled square.

In our culture the forbidden fruit is personified by the apple, but with the masters of the Renaissance it is sometimes an orange or another citrus fruit. In any case, let me remind you: first the forbidden fruit, then the church, not the other way round!

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