Figure Studies: Three Sketches of Cain Killing Abel, with an Altar of Sacrifice at Center, Two Standing Women, a Hand, and a Seated Child with a Squirrel
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Public domain photo of Antique sculpture, Europe, 16th-17th century, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description.
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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battista franco
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battista franco 1510 1561
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squirrels
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squirrel
16th century
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Date
1510 - 1561
Source
Metropolitan Museum of Art
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