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Description: | IH, unmounted s. on plate b. r. "WW Ryland sct. 1763"; inscr. on plate b. l. "Mola delt."; inscr. on plate b. c. "Respexit Dominus ad Abel, et ad munera ejus / Apd. CR Editm."; inscr. verso c. in pencil "31 [circled]" CRE RYLAND, William, Wynne; (English; 1732-1783) AFTER MOLA, Pier Francesco; (Italian; 1612-1666) PUB ROGERS, Charles; (English; 1711-1784) This unbound volume is part of William Hunter's original bequest. Published by Charles Rogers (1711-1784), an eminent eighteenth century collector, it consists of 112 prints accompanied by introductory texts on the artists represented. It highlights the wealth of old master drawings held in contemporary private British collections and is among the most impressive art historical writings of 18th century England.
This is one of 42 drawings from Rogers' own collection, one of the best in the country.
Cain and Abel were the sons of Adam and Eve. Mola has depicted them bringing their sacrifices before God. Abel brought fat portions from some of the first born of his flocks whilst Cain brought some of his crops. When God looked with favour on Abel's offering (Mola depicts him looking down on Abel), Cain became jealous and murdered his brother.
Much of Mola's career was spent in Rome but he trained for two years with Albani in Bologna. He was a prolific draughtsman. This is one of two drawings by him represented in the volume (18203). | License: | http://www.hmag.gla.ac.uk/spirit/rights/ | Publisher: | Hunterian Museum and Art Gallery, University of Glasgow | Rights holder: | Hunterian Museum and Art Gallery, University of Glasgow | Subjects: | RELIGIOUS : ABEL : IMITATION : DRAWING : STUDY : GENESIS : SHEAF OF CORN : LAMB : ALTAR : HUNTER VOLUME : REPRODUCTIVE : | Source: | Hunterian Museum | Creator: | Hunterian Museum and Art Gallery, University of Glasgow | Identifier: | http://www.huntsearch.gla.ac.uk/cgi-bin/... | Language: | en-GB | Go to resource |
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