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Cain kills Abel, surrounded by various representations
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Cain kills Abel, surrounded by various representations

Johann David Schleuen (I) · 1784 · etching; engraving; paper

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

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Various scenes in frames, with Cain and Abel centrally, surrounded by other images, with murder and the killing of innocents as the central theme. Numbered in the center below: 4.

Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own description
Subjects
printFates, Parcae (Moirae)
Credit lineKaïn doodt Abel, omringd door uiteenlopende voorstellingen. 1784. Johann David Schleuen (I). Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
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