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Ghent Altarpiece (The adoration of the Lamb): The murder of Abel
Artist name: Van Eyck Jan
Grinning, bearded Cain kneels on Abel and chokes him while raising a jawbone to strike him. Clean shaven Abel, lying helplessly on the ground, leans his head back in pain and cries out loudly in vain.
Source: Genesis 4
Technique: Oil on canvas
Location: Cathedral of St. Bavo, Ghent
Date: 1432