Cain Killing Abel
| Title | Cain Killing Abel |
|---|---|
| Artist | Jan Harmensz Muller (Dutch, 1571–1628) after Cornelis van Haarlem (Dutch, 1562–1638) |
| Date | c. 1589 16th century |
| Medium | Engraving on ivory laid paper |
| Classification | engraving |
| Origin | Netherlands Netherlands |
| Holding institution | Art Institute of Chicago |
| Credit line | Charles Hack and the Hearn Family Trust Collection, purchased with funds provided by the Harry B. and Bessie K. Braude Memorial, Amanda S. Johnson and Marion J. Livingston, anonymous, and Suzanne Searle Dixon endowment funds |
| Rights | Public domain (CC0). Free to use for any purpose. |
About this artwork
“Cain Killing Abel” is a work by Jan Harmensz Muller (Dutch, 1571–1628) after Cornelis van Haarlem (Dutch, 1562–1638), dated c. 1589. It is executed in engraving on ivory laid paper and classified as engraving. This work is in the public domain (CC0), so the image may be downloaded and reused for any purpose without permission (see the licence note below).
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Made available through the Art Institute of Chicago open-access programme, which explicitly places this work in the public domain.
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