Adam and Eve Mourning the Death of Abel — Michiel Coxie (I) | DiscoverArt

Adam and Eve Mourning the Death of Abel

ca. 1576

Pen and brush and brown ink, heightened with white gouache, over black chalk; framing line in pen and brown ink, by the artist; incised for transfer; verso covered with red chalk for transfer

19.9 × 27.8 cm (7.8 × 10.9 in)

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