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Date1535
Label TextDepicted on the left before sacrificial altars, Cain, a farmer, has brought an offering from his crops. God the Father is seen bursting from the clouds, rejecting Cain's sacrifice in favor of his brother Abel's offering of the first offspring of his flock. On the right, jealous over his rejection by God, Cain raises his axe to kill Abel.
Object number57.49
Provenance[David Benzaria, New York, NY]; purchased from Mr. Benzaria by Seattle Art Museum (Eugene Fuller Memorial Collection), January 1957
Published References"Selected Works." Seattle, WA: Seattle Art Museum, 1991, p. 91 Dora Thornton, “An allegory of the Sack of Rome by Giulio da Urbino”, Apollo, June 1999, 11.
Credit LineEugene Fuller Memorial Collection
Dimensions1 1/4 x 10 7/8 in. (3.2 x 27.6 cm)
MediumMaiolica
Photo: Scott Leen
ca. 1550-70
Object number: 56.267
Plate
1516 - 1576
Object number: 57.50
Figure of Mercury
Roman
ca. 1st century
Object number: 68.201
Jahrmarkt (Annual Fair):  Der Ausrufer (The Announcer)
Max Beckmann
1921
Object number: 69.47.1
Photo: Elizbeth Mann
Bow Porcelain Manufactory, London, England
ca. 1765
Object number: 2014.16.8b
Photo: Paul Macapia
ca. 1885
Object number: 91.1.43
Jahrmarkt (Annual Fair):  Der Neger (The Negro)
Max Beckmann
1921
Object number: 69.47.6
Photo: Elizbeth Mann
ca. 1755
Object number: 2014.16.12
Photo: Elizbeth Mann
Bow Porcelain Manufactory, London, England
ca. 1765
Object number: 2014.16.8a
Photo by Tom Joyce
19th - 20th century
Object number: 2007.184
Etruscan
5th century B.C.
Object number: 46.96