Cain and Abel, Image depicts a panel from the Eastern panel of the Florence Baptistry. Here, the entire episode of Genesis 4 plays out with Adam and Eve rest in a tent to the far left, Cain and Abel prepare their sacrifice in the forefront, Cain kills Abel at the center right and God banishes Cain to the far center right. The scene is framed with decorative angels, saints, and flora within niches.

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Identifier: spc-mss0088-s46-i0457

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