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Cain Killing Abel

Artist: Albrecht Dürer (German, Nuremberg 1471–1528 Nuremberg)

Date: 1511

Medium: Woodcut

Dimensions: sheet: 4 5/8 x 3 1/4 in. (11.7 x 8.3 cm)

Classification: Prints

Credit Line: Rogers Fund, 1921

Accession Number: 20.65.3

Not on view
Hollstein VII 97.106; Schoch, Mende, and Scherbaum 224c

Essays
Albrecht Dürer (1471-1528)
Anselm Kiefer (born 1945)
Arms and Armor - Common Misconceptions and Frequently Asked Questions
Europe and the Age of Exploration
Jan Gossart (ca. 1478-1532) and His Circle
Portraiture in Renaissance and Baroque Europe
Rembrandt van Rijn (1606-1669): Prints
The Decoration of Arms and Armor
The Printed Image in the West: History and Techniques
The Rediscovery of Classical Antiquity
The Reformation

Timelines
Central Europe (including Germany), 1400-1600 A.D.

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Albrecht Dürer (999)
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Europe (185,188)
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A.D. 1400–1600 (26,598)
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