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Depictions of snakes and spiders in art and media. Left, Adam and Eve, 1526, by Lucas Cranach the Elder. Retrieved from https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Lucas_Cranach_d._%C3%84._001.jpg. In the public domain. Right, Medusa, 1597, by Caravaggio. Retrieved from https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Medusa_by_Caravaggio.jpg. In the public domain. See the online article for the color version of this figure.
