PrintsNetherlandish16th-17th century

The Birth of Cain

c.1581

Artists

Adriaen CollaertArtist

Maerten de VosArtist after

Description

birth of Abel in background left; medallions at top, left: sacrifices of Cain and Abel [Gen. 4:4-7], center: Cain slaying Abel [Gen. 4:8-9], right: Adam and Eve lamenting Abel's death

Classification

Prints

Technique

Engraving

Medium

Engraving on cream antique laid paper

Culture

Netherlandish

Century

16th-17th century

Division

European and American Art

Department

Department of Prints

Dimensions

24.5 × 18.2 cm (9 5/8 × 7 3/16 in.)

Provenance

John Witt Randall, bequest to his sister. Belinda Lull Randall, sister of John Witt Randall, gift to Harvard University, 1892.

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