About the creation

St John College’s Psalter (K.26, f.6v): Cain’s Exile

Artist name: Unknown artist

God the Son, crowned with a crossed halo and holding a scroll of condemnation, raises his hand and exiles Cain. Cain, crowned with two short horns, bends forward holding a scythe and gesturing heavenward.

Source: Genesis 4

Technique: Color illumination

Location: St John's College, Cambridge

Date: 1270