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The Dead Abel

Thomas Cole1832

Albany Institute of History & Art

Albany Institute of History & Art
Albany, United States

Thomas Cole painted this work at St. Luke's Academy in Florence, Italy. It was intended as a study for a larger painting depicting Adam and Eve finding the body of Abel.

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  • Title: The Dead Abel
  • Creator: Thomas Cole (1801-1848)
  • Date Created: 1832
  • Physical Dimensions: 17 H x 28 1/2 W
  • Rights: Albany Institute of History & Art Purchase
  • External Link: http://www.albanyinstitute.org/details/items/the-dead-abel.html
  • Medium: Oil on paper mounted on panel
  • Provenance: Descended in the artist's family to Cole's granddaughter, Mrs. Florence H. Cole Vincent; Albany Institute of History & Art purchased from Mrs. Vincent in 1943
  • Painter: Thomas Cole (1801-1848)
  • Inscription: Signed: T Cole
Albany Institute of History & Art

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