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The engraving depicts three figures in the foreground. Two figures are standing while the third is lying on the ground. The central figure appears to be an elderly man with a bald head and a beard, clasping his hands together. Beside him is a younger figure, possibly a woman with hair in a braid, looking towards the figure on the ground. The person on the ground is visible with a cloth across the waist, displaying a muscular and youthful form with short, curly hair. The figures are clothed in draping garments. In the background, there is a large tree extending its branches, with a landscape featuring distant hills and additional figures engaged in various activities.
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The engraving depicts three figures in the foreground. Two figures are standing while the third is lying on the ground. The central figure appears to be an elderly man with a bald head and a beard, clasping his hands together. Beside him is a younger figure, possibly a woman with hair in a braid, looking towards the figure on the ground. The person on the ground is visible with a cloth across the waist, displaying a muscular and youthful form with short, curly hair. The figures are clothed in draping garments. In the background, there is a large tree extending its branches, with a landscape featuring distant hills and additional figures engaged in various activities.

National Gallery of Art · Print

Adam and Eve Lamenting over the Corpse of Abel

Jan Pietersz Saenredam after Abraham Bloemaert

Date
1604
Medium
engraving on laid paper
Dimensions
plate: 27.8 x 19.8 cm (10 15/16 x 7 13/16 in.) sheet: 29.6 x 21.8 cm (11 5/8 x 8 9/16 in.)
Classification
Print
Accession number
1994.50.6
Credit line
Ailsa Mellon Bruce Fund
Time span
1601 to 1650
Department
CG-E
Original NGA record Wikidata

Portfolio and series

Series
History of the First Parents of Man: pl. 6

Subjects and terms

  • Dutch
  • Old Testament
  • religious
  • engraving
  • Abel
Provenance

Private collection (indistinct armorial mark); Jan Baptist de Graaf, Amsterdam [1742-1804] (Lugt 1120); Heinrich Schwarz, Vienna (Lugt 1372); (sale, Sotheby's, New York, 12 May 1994, lot 172); (David Tunick, New York); purchased by NGA, 1994.

Inscription

lower center in plate: A. Bloemaert inue. / J. Saenredam sculp. 6; four line Latin text across bottom in plate (by T Sereurlius): Horna ... parentes!; by later hand, lower center verso in graphite: DTTC; by later hand, lower center verso in graphite: 13-18

NGA object ID 90150. Collection metadata is reproduced under CC0. This work is included because its NGA published-image record is marked open access; visitors should recheck the source record before substantial reuse.