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title: Eve Bewailing the Death of Abel
author: Joseph Nollekens
source: https://www.worldhistory.org/image/14617/eve-bewailing-the-death-of-abel/
format: machine-readable-alternate
updated: 1970-01-01
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# Eve Bewailing the Death of Abel

_Authored by Joseph Nollekens_

## Image File

[![Eve Bewailing the Death of Abel](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/14617.jpg)](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/14617.jpg)

## Image Caption

*Eve Bewailing the [Death](https://www.worldhistory.org/disambiguation/Death/) of Abel*, terracotta [sculpture](https://www.worldhistory.org/disambiguation/Sculpture/) by Joseph Nollekens, between 1800-1810.

Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York.

According to [Bible](https://www.worldhistory.org/bible/), Abel was murdered by his own brother Cain who was jealous of Abel being favoured by [God](https://www.worldhistory.org/God/). The crime resulted in Cain being sent to exile. Despite being expelled from his parents, he nonetheless became a father of humankind. He built a [city](https://www.worldhistory.org/city/) and fathered the line of descendants beginning with [Enoch](https://www.worldhistory.org/Enoch/).

## Cite This Work

### APA
Nollekens, J. (2021, September 13). Eve Bewailing the Death of Abel. *World History Encyclopedia*. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/14617/eve-bewailing-the-death-of-abel/>
### Chicago
Nollekens, Joseph. "Eve Bewailing the Death of Abel." *World History Encyclopedia*, September 13, 2021. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/14617/eve-bewailing-the-death-of-abel/>.
### MLA
Nollekens, Joseph. "Eve Bewailing the Death of Abel." *World History Encyclopedia*, 13 Sep 2021, <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/14617/eve-bewailing-the-death-of-abel/>.

## License & Copyright

© [Metropolitan Museum of Art](http://metmuseum.org/), NY. As part of the [Met's Open Access policy](https://www.metmuseum.org/about-the-met/policies-and-documents/open-access), the Metropolitan Museum of Art has waived all copyright and related or neighboring rights to this dataset. [Original image](https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/746323) by [**Joseph Nollekens**](https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/746323). Submitted by [Celina Bebenek](https://www.worldhistory.org/user/celinacyprianbe/ "User Page: Celina Bebenek"), published on 13 September 2021. The copyright holder has published this content under the following license: [Copyright](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Copyright). You cannot use, copy, distribute, or modify this item without explicit permission from the author. Please note that content linked from this page may have different licensing terms.