Adam and Eve mourning the death of Abel, plate 3 from "The Story of Cain and Abel"

1576

Not on view

This engraving is part of a set of three plates on the 'The History of Cain and Abel,' which is a chapter in Gerard de Jode's larger biblical series of 396 engravings entitled 'Thesaurus sacrarum historiarum veteris testamenti (...)' that he published in 1585. See 2015.483 for the drawing by Michiel Coxie (I) on which this print is based.

Artwork Details

Title: Adam and Eve mourning the death of Abel, plate 3 from "The Story of Cain and Abel"
Series/Portfolio: The Story of Cain and Abel
Artist: Johann Sadeler I (Netherlandish, Brussels 1550–1600/1601 Venice)
Artist: After Michiel Coxie (I) (Netherlandish, Mechelen ca. 1499–1592 Mechelen)
Date: 1576
Medium: Engraving
Dimensions: Sheet: 8 1/8 × 11 1/8 in. (20.7 × 28.3 cm)
Classification: Prints
Credit Line: Harris Brisbane Dick Fund, 1953
Object Number: 53.601.17(64)
Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints

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Adam and Eve Mourning the Death of Abel, Michiel Coxie (I) Netherlandish, Pen and brown ink, brush and brown wash, heightened with white gouache, over black chalk; framing lines in pen and brown ink, by the artist; incised for transfer; verso covered with red chalk for transfer — Adam and Eve Mourning the Death of Abel
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