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Jubal Cain, Bible Sheepherder, Antique Print Cathedral Italy

Circa 1896 print/picture. Cain the sheepherder, brother of Abel. One of the biblical panels on the Florence Italy Cathedral. Alinari, Andrea Pisano.

Jubal Cain, Bible Sheepherder, Antique Print Cathedral Italy

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Circa 1896 print/picture. Cain the sheepherder, brother of Abel. One of the biblical panels on the Florence Italy Cathedral. Alinari, Andrea Pisano.

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This is one of a couple dozen antique prints/photos that I recently picked up at an estate sale. I've never purchased or offered art before because I have zero knowledge of that field, but during this two day sale, whatever was left at the end was going to the dump. These pictures just looked too old and too beautiful to let that happen.

This listing is for the one print that you see in my photo. I will be offering all the others as time permits.

This is of one of the panels that adorn Giotto's Campanile Cathedral in Florence Italy. This 'Cain" was the brother of 'Abel'.

If I'm understanding the information that I obtained while researching these panels, there are various sections dedicated to themes on the outer facade of the cathedral. This print came from the section of Biblical panels.

I could not narrow down an exact age for this photo. Quite a few of the other ones that I'll be listing had more information available and showed dates of between 1887 to 1920. I did find one reference that stated the date of the photo shoot on this one to be 1896, but I don't know if that would also be the date that the picture was mounted.

This photo measures just over 7.5 by 10 inches. It was mounted on thick pressed cardboard. (This all looks to be original and mounted at the same time the picture was made). Including the cardboard the actual size comes out to just under 10 by 12 inches.

There is printed information along the bottom. I will state what that says but where I have an * means I can't read the letter or symbol.
Along the bottom of the photo it reads "(Ed.* Alinari) P.* I.* N.* 2001. FIRENZE - Campanile del Mandriani. (Giotto e Andrea Pisano.)

Below are bits and pieces of info that I picked up from various websites regarding this photo:
Jubal Cain. Ruskin's audience of schoolboys applauded the sheepdog. Ed. Alinari. P.1.N. 2001. Firenze. Campanile del Duomo. Giabel Padre dei Mandriani (Giotto e Andrea Pisano). Date of shoot was 1896. Artist's name Andrea Pisano.

From wikipedia:
Jabal (or Yabal) is an individual mentioned in the Hebrew Bible, in Genesis 4:20
He is described as the "ancestor of all who live in tents and raise livestock
Francis Nigel Lee interprets Genesis 4:20 to mean that Jabal was both the "father of all cattle ranchers" and the "father of all tent-dwellers", and as such as the "pioneer of all livestock and agricultural technology" as well as the "pioneer of all architecture." Lee notes that Jabal was probably also a weaver, and thus "the pioneer of the clothing industry."
Gordon Wenham, on the other hand, understands the verse to indicate Jabal was the first "dweller with herds." That is, he was the "father of the Bedouin lifestyle." He notes that whereas Abel "merely lived off his flocks," Jabal could "trade with his beasts of burden," and that this "represents cultural advance."

UPDATE: SOMEONE SUGGESTED TO ME THAT THIS MAY BE A PAGE FROM A VERY OLD MAGAZINE, CUT OUT AND APPLIED TO MATTING. IF SO, WHOEVER MADE IT DID A VERY PROFESSIONAL LOOKING JOB.

CONDITION:
For being well over 100 years old, it's in excellent condition. You should be able to see in my photo that there are whitish spots, mainly along the border. That is not wear on the photo, that is actual wear on the building. When lying flat on a table, there is a very slight curve in the cardboard. I'm sure that can be pressed out if it concerns you. There are no rips tears or gouges.

Let me add that as stated above, I know nothing about art. I have tried to the best of my ability to describe what I see and what I've read about the print. If you have further questions, or if you have any info you'd like to offer, just shoot me a 'question for seller" note and I'll try my best to provide a competent answer.

Buyer to pay USPS First Class Mail Parcel delivery charges of $5.99. Delivery is from Nevada.

SPECIAL NOTE ABOUT POSSIBLE PARTIAL REFUND OF SHIPPING CHARGES:
Every January the U.S. Postal Service increases the shipping prices. This year's increase is beyond any we've seen in previous years. Before the 2019 increase, shipping costs were based on weight. A package weighing less than one pound cost the same amount regardless if it was mailed 2 miles away, or from coast to coast. Packages weighing over 1 pound were priced by what the destination zipcode was.

Now, the postal service has divided the United States in to 8 zones and all packages are charged by weight, size, and destination zone. Now it is not possible to state a shipping cost and have it be valid regardless if the package is traveling 2 miles or all the way to the east coast. I am in Nevada and probably 90% of the packages I mail go eastward, and a majority of them go all the way to the east coast.

To complicate this even further, Google will not show items for sale unless they have a designated cost, or unless the seller uses calculated shipping. My web host is not equipped to figure calculated shipping, so I have to quote a shipping charge using the east coast as the final destination and then refund over payments. When I return the overage, I usually do so by including cash inside the package when it's shipped. My feedback page will show verification that I do return overpayments.

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All items in my listings come from either estate or garage sales. I do not know if they came from homes where smoking or pets were present. All items are sold in the same condition as when I received them.

Circa 1896 print/picture. Cain the sheepherder, brother of Abel. One of the biblical panels on the Florence Italy Cathedral. Alinari, Andrea Pisano.
Jubal Cain, Bible Sheepherder
Circa 1896 print/picture. Cain the sheepherder, brother of Abel. One of the biblical panels on the Florence Italy Cathedral. Alinari, Andrea Pisano.