Gerard de LairesseDutch, 1641–1711Kaïn doodt Abel
Can I see it?
Unknown
Where is “Kaïn doodt Abel” now? Collection: Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Unknown.
Amsterdam, Netherlands
The owner is known; whether it is on view today is not.
- Source
- The museum
About the work
Museum text in Dutch
Kaïn staat met opgeheven bot op het punt om Abel te slaan. Hij heeft Abel bij zijn haren vastgegrepen en duwt hem tegen de grond.
Rijksmuseum
Details
- Accession number
- RP-P-OB-46.750
What it shows
In the catalog
Sources
- Rijksmuseum
- Image: Rijksmuseum — public domain
In the life of Gerard de Lairesse
The whole life1664
Flight from Liège and Marriage to Marie Salme
He fled Liège after an affair with two sisters, his models, ended in scandal. He headed north with Marie Salme and married her in Visé; the couple settled in Utrecht, where a son was baptized in April 1665.
c. 1665
Portrait by Rembrandt
Around 1665 Rembrandt painted a portrait of Lairesse; it clearly shows his saddle nose, the mark of the artist's congenital disease.
1667
Move to Amsterdam
When the art dealer Gerrit van Uylenburgh discovered Gerard's talent, the artist moved to Amsterdam. He arrived with a violin, and his playing impressed Jan van Pee at Uylenburgh's studio.
