Identification title(s): cain kills abel. History of adam and eve (series title). Object type: print object number: rp-p-ob-1573. Catalog reference: new hollstein dutch 5-1(3). Bartsch 5. Inscriptions / marks: collector's mark, verso lower left, stamped: lugt 240. Description: cain with raised piece of bone fighting with abel, lying on the ground. Two fires burn on a rock. Manufacture. Manufacturer: printmaker: lucas van leyden (mentioned on object), according to own design by: lucas van leyden. Place of manufacture: netherlands. Date: 1529. Physical features: engraving. Material: paper technique: engraving (printing process). Dimensions: top: h 165 mm × w 116 mm. Subject: what: the killing of abel: cain slays him with a stone, a club or a jaw-bone, alternatively with a spade or another tool as weapon. Acquisition: transfer of management 1816. Date: 1529.
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