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Cain et Abel-Tintoret-3

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Français : La scène biblique de Caïn tuant Abel. L'autel ayant servi au sacrifice d'Abel est derrière. Caïn est chassé à gauche.

Cain and Abel - the first two sons of Adam and Eve. According to the book of Genesis, Cain, a farmer, became jealous of Abel, a shepherd, when God accepted Abel's offering of animal sacrifice but rejected Cain's offering of crops. In a fit of anger, Cain killed Abel, making him the first murderer in human history. God punished Cain by marking him and banishing him from the land.

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1520 - 1600
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Tableau représentant la scène biblique de Caïn et Abel photographié lors de l'exposition « Le Tintoret. La naissance d'un génie » à Paris. vers 1538-1539
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