Tuesday, October 12, 2010

The Death of Abel by Francois-Xavier Fabre, 1790

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A reproduction of Francois-Xavier Fabre’s work, “Abel Tod”, a depiction of the result of the first murder.  The artist has graphically displayed the tragedy with the remnants of Abel's Sacrifice in the background left.  Fabre was a student of Jacques-Louis David and died in 1837.  This masterpiece was produced in 1790 and is displayed in the Musee Fabre in Montpellier, France.

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