Lamentation of Abel's death

Title

Lamentation of Abel's death

Draughtsman

• Samuel van Hoogstraten

Period Produced

• 17th century

School

• Baroque

Object Type

• drawing

Material

• ink?
• Indian ink?
• paper

Technique

• pen drawing
• washing

Geographic Reference

• Netherlandish

Production Reason

• composition study
• sketch

Watermark

• Nicht geprüft

Work Catalogues

• Sumowski V.2524.1134

Institution

• Städel Museum

Departement

• Department of Prints and Drawings

Collection

• Städelsches Kunstinstitut

Creditline

Städel Museum, Frankfurt am Main

Picture Copyright

Public Domain

Acquisition

Acquired in 1895

Genre

• historical narration
• Biblical portrayal

Persons Shown

• Cain
• Abel

Illustrated Passage

• Bibel, Altes Testament, Genesis 4,10-16

Primary

• 71A823 Adam and Eve discover the dead body of Abel and grieve over it

Historic Attribution

• Adam Elsheimer draughtsman