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Adam and Eve kneeling at right and lamenting the death of Abel, who is lying in the foreground

1776
Not on view

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: Adam and Eve kneeling at right and lamenting the death of Abel, who is lying in the foreground
  • Artist: Carlo Antonio Porporati (Italian, Volvera 1741–1816 Turin)
  • Artist: After Adriaen van der Werff (Dutch, Kralinger-Ambacht 1659–1722 Rotterdam)
  • Date: 1776
  • Medium: Engraving; fourth state of four (De Vesme)
  • Dimensions: Image: 18 1/8 × 13 13/16 in. (46 × 35.1 cm)
    Sheet: 22 1/4 × 15 9/16 in. (56.5 × 39.6 cm)
  • Classification: Prints
  • Credit Line: Gift of Walter Moore, 1947
  • Object Number: 47.59.4
  • Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints
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