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PID
v40jt17v08

The Ghent Altarpiece: panel with Kain and Abel

By
Jan van Eyck; Hubert van Eyck
Photographer
Hugo Maertens

About this artwork

Two pieces of imitation sandstone sculpture appear above Adam and Eve. These reliefs illustrate the first consequence of the couple's sin Cain's murder of his younger brother Abel. They serve as another symbol of the tragic history of humankind which has suffered so much from fraticidal violence.

The Ghent Altarpiece: panel with Kain and Abel
Photo number
0010003001
Inventory number
426
The Ghent Altarpiece: panel with Kain and Abel
Photo number
0010003001
Inventory number
426
The Ghent Altarpiece: panel with Kain and Abel
Photo number
0010003001
Inventory number
426

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