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Two salt cellars with Cain and Abel, and the Sacrifice of Abraham
From the collection of Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Free to download, adapt and use — no permission needed.
About this work
These two silver sculptures are actually salt-cellars. Each depicts an Old Testament scene with a figure threatening another. One presents Cain killing his brother out of envy, and the other Abraham obeying God’s command to sacrifice his son Isaac.
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own descriptionCredit lineTwee zoutvaten met Kaïn en Abel, en het offer van Abraham. 1620. Adam van Vianen (I). Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
