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Cain Killing Abel: AD.5.30-49

Object information

Current Location: In storage

Titles

Cain Killing Abel
The Story of Adam and Eve

Maker(s)

Printmaker: Lucas van Leyden

Entities

Categories

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Transferred (1876) by Cambridge University Library

Dating

Production date: AD 1529

Note

State I

School or Style

Dutch/ Flemish

Techniques used in production

Engraving

Identification numbers

Accession number: AD.5.30-49
Primary reference Number: 120968
Bartsch: 5
New Hollstein (Dutch/Flemish): 5
Old location number: 36.6.4
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Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Wednesday 9 November 2022 Last processed: Tuesday 13 June 2023

Associated departments & institutions

Owner or interested party: The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department: Paintings, Drawings and Prints

Citation for print

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The Fitzwilliam Museum (2024) "Cain Killing Abel" Web page available at: https://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/id/object/120968 Accessed: 2024-03-29 13:31:24

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