A woodcut titled "Cain Killing Abel," by Albrecht Durer, 1511, showing Cain in the act of killing his brother Abel, the first murder in the Genesis narrative. Held today by the Metropolitan Museum of Art under accession 20.65.3, Drawings and Prints department, Rogers Fund, 1921.
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Depicted SubjectCain killing his brother Abel, the first act of murder in the Genesis narrative, recounted in Genesis chapter four. 1 Classification
Object TypePrint (Engraving, Etching, Woodcut or Lithograph) 1 Medium (class) Physical Form
MediumWoodcut by Albrecht Durer, 1511, Metropolitan Museum of Art 20.65.3 1 Connections
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Source Cain Killing Abel, accession 20.65.3 (Metropolitan Museum of Art)
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Cain, Figures The Met's own title for this woodcut names Cain outright in the act it depicts, "Cain Killing Abel," and the museum's own tags confirm Abel and Cain, a narrative identification rather than a bare tag.
Source Cain Killing Abel, accession 20.65.3 (Metropolitan Museum of Art)
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Metropolitan Museum of Art- accession 20.65.3
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A woodcut titled "Cain Killing Abel," by Albrecht Durer, 1511, showing Cain in the act of killing his brother Abel, the first murder in the Genesis narrative.
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