Benedetto Luti

God Cursing Cain after the Murder of Abel

Maker

Follower of Benedetto Luti (Italian

Title

God Cursing Cain after the Murder of Abel

Year

early 1700s

Medium

Red chalk on laid paper

Materials/Techniques

Techniques

Red chalk on laid paper

Materials

red chalk

Supports

laid paper

Dimensions

33.8 x 22.9 cm (13 5/16 x 9 inches)

Signature / Inscription / Marks

Inscribed in pen and ink an 18th-century hand, LL:"Solimene"; inscribed in graphite on old mount:"No. 155 Collection de Dulong, Amsterdam, 15 April 1768" and "No. 335 de la Collection de Mr. van der Mark, Amsterdam 28th---1778."

Credit / Object Number

Credit

Gift of Mrs. Gustav Radeke

Object Number

20.435

Type

Drawings and Watercolors

Exhibition History

From Dürer to Van Gogh

Gifts from Eliza Greene Radeke and Helen Metcalf Danforth

Jun 05, 2008 – Oct 26, 2008

Label copy

In this dramatic drawing illustrating a story from the Book of Genesis, Cain has just murdered his brother, Abel, and God, surrounded by a host of angels, descends upon him to administer his punishment of endless toil upon the earth. The drawing entered the Museum’s holdings-likely from Dr. Gustav Radeke’s collection of Old Master drawings-with an attribution to the Neapolitan Baroque painter Francesco Solimena. It is now thought to be related to a group of paintings by Solimena’s contemporary, Benedetto Luti. Many Old Master drawings went through a series of attributions until photographic and technological advances in the 20th century made it easier for scholars to compare and collaborate on attributions.

Italian Drawings from the Museum's Collection

Mar 17, 1961 – Apr 16, 1961

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Tombstone

Follower of Benedetto Luti (Italian
Florentine, 1666-1724)

God Cursing Cain after the Murder of Abel, early 1700s

Red chalk on laid paper

33.8 x 22.9 cm (13 5/16 x 9 inches)

Gift of Mrs. Gustav Radeke 20.435

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