Print Description
This print shows a view on Cain beating his brother Abel to death with a stick. In the background, an altar with a sacrifice engulfed in flames is visible, referencing the biblical story of Cain and Abel. This print is in reverse. From a series called Deathdance.
Made by Hans Holbein the Younger after own design.
Medium: Woodcut on handlaid (verge) paper.
Sheet size: 8.2 x 10 cm (3.23 x 3.94 inch). Image size: 6 x 7.5 cm. (2.36 x 2.95 inch).
Condition: good, given age. Small margin. Mounted on paper. Tiny paperloss left margin. Brownish. Rear blank. General age-related toning and/or occasional minor defects from handling. Please study scan carefully.
BIBLE-CAIN-ABEL-BROTHERMURDER-DEATH-ALTAR-FLAMES | RBOS-A10-30
BACKGROUND INFORMATION
This attractive print was published in Coverdales bible ca 1535.
Biography engraver: Hans Holbein the Younger (1497/8?1543) was an influential artist who produced many religious works and portraits in his time.
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