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Rijksmuseum
Offer van Abel

Offer van Abel, Johann Sadeler, 1580

Johann Sadeler, portrait

Johann SadelerNetherlandish, 1550–1600

Offer van Abel

1580 · Print

May one see it?

Unknown

Amsterdam, Netherlands

The owner is known; whether it is on view today is not.

Source: The museum

On the map Museum page

About the work

In the museum's own words — in Dutch

Het offer van Abel. Op de voorgrond Abels offeraltaar, waarop schapen worden geofferd. De rook gaat omhoog. Op de achtergrond Kaïns offeraltaar, waarop groenten worden geofferd. De rook van het offer stijgt niet omhoog. Boven in de lucht verschijnt God in de wolken. God keurt Abels offer goed. De prent heeft een Latijns onderschrift en is de eerste prent uit een negendelige serie met scènes uit het Oude Testament.

Rijksmuseum

Particulars

1580 · aged 30

15501600

Accession number: RP-P-OB-5425

What it shows

God the Father as bearded old man, usually with crown or tiara or sceptre and/or globe The fume of Abel's sacrifice goes straight to heaven, whereas the smoke of Cain's offering is beaten down God (or the hand of God) appears and blesses Abel ~ sacrifice

In the catalog

Prints Renaissance 16th century

Sources

Rijksmuseum
Image: Rijksmuseum — public domain

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1572–1579 · Workplace
Antwerp
1579–1586 · Workplace
Cologne
1582–1586 · Workplace
Antwerp

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