The Spirit of Piety
date: label: Date
content: 1595 or before
name: label: Artist
content: Jan van der Straet, called Stradanus, Flemish, 1523–1605
label: Engraver
content: Adriaen Collaert, Flemish, ca. 1560 – 1618
notes: label: Catalogue Status
content: Research in Progress
label: Description
content: Recto: Cain, at left and seen from behind, kneels before an altar upon
label: Description
content: which burns his offering of sheafs of corn. Abel is seen at right, in a similar pose, his hands clasped in prayer before his offering of burning lambs. God the Father appears above, extending his arms to indicate rejection of Cain's offering, and acceptance of Abel's.
place: label: made in
content: Florence, Tuscany, Italy
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content: Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum Collection
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content: Drawings, Prints, and Graphic Design Department
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Museum purchase through gift of various donors
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum
identifier: label: Accession Number
content: 1901-39-2679
objectType: label: Type
content: figures
label: Object Name
content: Drawing
label: Type
content: Drawing
objectRights: label: Restrictions & Rights
content: CC0
physicalDescription: label: Medium
content: Recto: pen and brown ink, brush and brown wash over black chalk on laid paper Verso: pen and brown ink on laid paper
label: Dimensions
content: H x W: 7.4 × 10.2 cm (2 15/16 × 4 in.)