Sale 5430
London, South Kensington
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23 April 2008
Price realised
GBP 1,188
Estimate
Hispano-Flemish School, 17th Century Cain and Abel oil on copper 8¼ x 11 in. (21 x 28 cm.)
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Cain and Abel, the first children of Adam and Eve, made offerings to God; Cain's offering from his harvested crop was rejected, while God accepted Abel's sacrifice of a lamb.
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