Lucas van Leyden 1494 – 1533

Adam and Eve Bemoaning the Death of Abel

engraving (16 × 11 cm) — 1529

Genesis 4:13

13.     And Cain said unto the LORD, My punishment is greater than I can bear.

Adam and Eve mourn the death of their son Abel, who was killed by his brother Cain.

This is the last print from a series of six by Lucas van Leyden called The history of Adam and Eve.