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Personified Sin
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Personified Sin

Arnold Houbraken · 1710 - 1719 · pen; etching; engraving; paper

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

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A naked female figure with loose hair as personification of Sin looks over her shoulder at a fleeing Cain who has just killed his brother Abel, after they had offered to God. Print from a series of 41 emblems.

Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own description
Credit lineGepersonifieerde Zonde. 1710 - 1719. Arnold Houbraken. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.

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