Kain erschlägt seinen Bruder Abel, ca. 1843 – 1850

Title

Kain erschlägt seinen Bruder Abel

Draughtsman

• Julius Schnorr von Carolsfeld

Recto

Gewandstudie zu Elias in der "Auferweckung des Sohns der Witwe"

Period Produced

• 19th century

Object Type

• drawing

Material

• graphite-clay mixture
• vellum paper

Technique

• pencil drawing

Geographic Reference

• German

Production Reason

• figure study
• movement study
• composition study
• illustration design

Captions Added Later

Bezeichnet mittig (mit Bleistift): Julius Schnorr von Carolsfeld. / Skizze zu Schnorrs Bibel: "Der Brudermord."
Stempel des Städelschen Kunstinstituts, Frankfurt am Main (Lugt 2356)

Watermark

• Nicht geprüft

Institution

• Städel Museum

Administration

• Department of Prints and Drawings

Collection

• Städelsches Kunstinstitut

Creditline

Städel Museum, Frankfurt am Main

Picture Copyright

Public Domain

Genre

• historical narration
• Biblical portrayal

Persons Shown

• Cain
• Abel

Illustrated Passage

• Bibel, Altes Testament, Genesis 4,8

Primary

• 71A82 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
• 33B3 fighting