Sacrifice of Cain and Abel / Cain strikes Abel dead, Pieter Tanjé, 1791, Two Biblical representations. Above: the sacrifice of Cain and Abel. Cain's sacrifice is refused, as the smoke goes down. Abel's sacrifice, however, is accepted by God. Cain therefore becomes so angry that he wants to beat Abel to death with a club. Below: Cain raises his club to beat Abel to death. Below the representations a reference to the Bible texts and the titles in Dutch and French., print maker: Pieter Tanjé, (mentioned on object), Amsterdam, 1716 - 1761 and/or 1791, paper, etching, engraving, h 325 mm × w 190 mm
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