Cain And Abel In Art
Media in category "Paintings of Cain and Abel" The following 118 files are in this category, out of 118 total. The story of Cain and Abel is the first in a series of tales of fraternal rivalry in the book of Genesis. It has attracted much attention from Jewish, Christian and Muslim artists, who express their understandings of the meaning of the story in the details of their artwork.
The elder, Cain, was "a tiller of the ground," while his brother, Abel, was "a keeper of the sheep." Both made offerings to God, Abel offering up a lamb (the smoking fire from his burnt offering is shown behind the figures). Cain And Abel Artwork Explore Cain And Abel through paintings, pictures, drawings, digital art, illustrations, wallpapers, photos, prints & more. Cain and Abel: The Iconography Cain and Abel's story is told in Genesis 4:1-24.
The Sacrifice of Cain and Abel | Nicholas Hall
The two offer sacrifice to the Lord, as in the three pictures at right. God accepts Abel's sacrifice but not Cain's, so in his anger Cain slays his brother. He is then condemned to a life as a vagabond and is finally killed by one of his descendants.
The Two Sacrifices. Title The Sacrifice of Cain and Abel Classification Paintings Work Type painting Date c. 1510 Places Creation Place: Europe, Italy, Tuscany, Florence Culture Italian Persistent Link https://hvrd.art/o/232328 Physical Descriptions Medium Oil on panel Dimensions 21.6 x 35.4 cm (8 1/2 x 13 15/16 in.) Acquisition and Rights Credit Line.
Cain and Abel: A Parable for Our Times
The depiction of Cain and Abel in art history shows how a biblical story can take on new meanings over the centuries and remain relevant. The story of these two brothers epitomises not only the first murder in human history, but also the deeper themes of brotherhood, conflict and the human capacity for violence. Picture and description of a work by Titian: Cain and Abel.
Oil on canvas (298 x 282 cm), dated 1542. 'Cain and Abel' is a very Michelangelesque, Mannerist work, related in vision to the works of Rosso Fiorentino. We see the two naked bodies of strongly muscled men.
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At the right Abel kneels in prayer before the small square altar on which the flame of his offering mounts straight heavenward, while his brother Cain, kneeling at left center, turns in dismay from his altar where the flames of his crop-offering do not mount. In the foreground Abel's sheep graze in the landscape.
