The First Mourning
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The First Mourning is an oil painting on canvas created in 1888 by the French academic painter William-Adolphe Bouguereau. Its dimensions are 203 by 252 centimetres. It is in the Museo Nacional de Bel
William Bouguereau El primer duelo
Abel
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Abel is a biblical figure in the Book of Genesis within the Abrahamic religions. Born as the second son of Adam and Eve, the first two humans created by God, he was a shepherd who offered his firstbor
The First Mourning
…is in the Museo Nacional de Bellas Artes in Buenos Aires, Argentina. This work depicts the moment after Adam and Eve just found the body of their son Abel, who was murdered by Cain. This is the first human death recorded in the Bible. Bouguereau had suffered the loss of his second son shortly before…
Sacrifice of Abel by Juan Antonio de Frías y Escalante, c. 1667
Cain leadeth Abel to death, by James Tissot, c. 1900
Grave of Abel within the Nabi Habeel Mosque