Benedetto Luti (1666-1724) - Cain Fleeing from the Sight of God after the Death of Abel - 108850 - National Trust

Luti, Benedetto; Cain Fleeing from the Sight of God after the Death of Abel; National Trust, Kedleston Hall and Eastern Museum; http://www.artuk.org/artworks/cain-fleeing-from-the-sight-of-god-after-the-death-of-abel-172137

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.