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Sign: Paris - Tuileries Gardens - "Cain having just killed Abel" outdoor sculpture by Henri Vidal


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Louvre - Tuileries, Paris, France
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On the sign:
VIDAL HENRI
Charenton, 1864 Le Cannet, 1918

CAÏN VENANT DE TUER SON FRÈRE ABEL

Marbre, 1896

Placé au jardin des Tuileries en 1982
Dépôt du muséc d’Orsay, R.F. 3463
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One of the statues in the Tuileries Gardens.
The statue, which is 1.95 meters tall, was made by Henri Vidal

In the statue, Cain, the son of Adam and Eve, appears, immediately after murdering his brother Abel, jealous after Cain’s offering to God was not accepted, while Abel’s was.

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Translation of the text on the sign:
VIDAL HENRI
Charenton, 1864 Le Cannet, 1918

CAIN JUST KILLED HIS BROTHER ABEL

Marble, 1896

Placed in the Tuileries garden in 1982
Muséc d’Orsay depot, R.F. 3463



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