....This work depicts the moment after Adam and Eve discovered the body of their son Abel , who was murdered by Cain . According to the Bible , this was the first death. Williian-Adolphe Bouguereau had suffered the loss of his second son shortly before painting this work . "The First 'Mourning' " is a literal translation from the French title " Premier Deuil "
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Friday 30 December 2011
' Premier Deuil ( The First Mourning ) ' William-Adolphe Bouguereau ( French 1825-1905) Oil on canvas , circa 1888 . Museo Nacional de Bellas Artes , Buenos Arias , Argentina
....This work depicts the moment after Adam and Eve discovered the body of their son Abel , who was murdered by Cain . According to the Bible , this was the first death. Williian-Adolphe Bouguereau had suffered the loss of his second son shortly before painting this work . "The First 'Mourning' " is a literal translation from the French title " Premier Deuil "
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