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The Sacrifice of Cain and Abel
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The Sacrifice of Cain and Abel

Jan Wellens de Cock · c. 1530 · houtsnede; hand coloring; paper

From the collection of Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Free to download, adapt and use — no permission needed.

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The brothers Cain and Abel each bring an offering. Cain's offering of sheaves of grain is rejected, for the smoke goes down. Abel's offering is accepted by God, the smoke goes up. Print is part of a book.

Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own description
Credit lineOffer van Kaïn en Abel. c. 1530. Jan Wellens de Cock. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.

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