The First Mourning

1888 painting by William-Adolphe Bouguereau

The First Mourning
French: Premier Deuil

Artist	William-Adolphe Bouguereau
Year	1888 (1888)
Dimensions	203 cm × 252 cm (80 in × 99 in)
Location	Museo Nacional de Bellas Artes, Buenos Aires

The First Mourning (in French Premier Deuil) is an oil on canvas painted in 1888 by William-Adolphe Bouguereau. Its dimensions are 203 by 252 centimetres (80 in × 99 in). It is in the Museo Nacional de Bellas Artes in Buenos Aires, Argentina.^[1]

This work depicts the moment after Adam and Eve just found the body of their son Abel, who was murdered by Cain. This is the first human death recorded in the Bible.

Bouguereau had suffered the loss of his second son shortly before painting this work.^[2]

Its original name is "Premier Deuil", in French, of which "The First Mourning" is a literal translation.

References

^ Museo Nacional de Bellas Artes, Colección Permanente Archived 2014-10-06 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved on October 3, 2014.
^ Art Renewal Retrieved on March 26, 2011

William-Adolphe Bouguereau

Paintings

Equality Before Death (1848)
Dante and Virgil (1850)
Shepherds Find Zenobia on the Banks of the Araxes (1850)
The Dance (1856)
Alone in the World (1867)
The Elder Sister (1869)
The Knitting Girl (1869)
Maternal Admiration (1869)
Breton Brother and Sister (1871)
Nymphs and Satyr (1873)
Flora and Zephyr (1875)
Rest (1879)
The Birth of Venus (1879)
Dawn (1881)
The Song of the Angels (1881)
Evening Mood (1882)
The Nut Gatherers (1882)
The Young Shepherdess (1885)
The Return of Spring (1886)
The First Mourning (1888)
Whisperings of Love (1889)
The Shepherdess (1889)
The Bohemian (1890)
Cupid and Psyche as Children (1890)
Gabrielle Cot (1890)
A Little Coaxing (1890)
The Goose Girl (1891)
Work Interrupted (1891)
The Virgin of the Lilies (1899)
Queen of the Angels (1900)
A Dream of Spring (1901)
The Oreads (1902)

Students

List of works
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v t e Adam and Eve
Source	Genesis creation narrative in the Book of Genesis Adam Eve
Offspring	Cain and Abel Cain Abel Aclima Luluwa Seth Awan Azura Jumella
Related theology	Fall of man Original sin Garden of Eden Tree of the knowledge of good and evil Serpents in the Bible Forbidden fruit Apple Fig leaf Figs in the Bible Adam's ale Adamic language Camael Protevangelium Rosh Hashanah Seed of the woman Shamsiel Lilith Tree of life Allegorical interpretations of Genesis
Other cultures	Adam–God doctrine Adam and Eve in Mormonism Adam in Islam Adam in rabbinic literature Al-A'raf Book of Moses Endowment Manu (Hinduism) Mashya and Mashyana Serpent seed Tree of Jiva and Atman Tree of life (Quran) Our Lady of Endor Coven
Film	Mama's Affair (1921) Good Morning, Eve! (1934) The Broken Jug (1937) The Original Sin (1948) The Private Lives of Adam and Eve (1960) El pecado de Adán y Eva (1969) La Biblia en pasta (1984) The Annunciation (1984) Second Time Lucky (1984) Adipapam (1988) Adam (1992) Babs (2000) The Last Eve (2005) Year One (2009) The Tragedy of Man (2011) Adam and Dog (2011) Tropico (2013)
Plays	Le Jeu d'Adam (12th century) The Broken Jug (1808) The Tragedy of Man (1861) The Creation of the World and Other Business (1972)
Musicals	The Apple Tree (1966) Dude (1972) Up from Paradise (1973) Children of Eden (1991)
Compositions	The Creation (1798) structure La mort d'Adam (1809) Ève (1875) Genesis Suite (1945) Lilith (2001)
Literature	Apocalypse of Adam Book of Moses Book of Abraham Books of Adam Book of the Penitence of Adam Cave of Treasures "El amigo de Él y Ella" Genesis A and Genesis B Harrowing of Hell Life of Adam and Eve Testament of Adam Testimony of Truth (3rd century) Conflict of Adam and Eve with Satan (6th century) "Old Saxon Genesis" (9th century) "Adam lay ybounden" (15th century) Paradise Lost (1667) Le Dernier Homme (1805) Extracts from Adam's Diary (1904) Eve's Diary (1905) The Book of Genesis (2009) The Rise and Fall of Adam and Eve (2017)
Art	Bernward Doors (1015) Tapestry of Creation (11th century) Expulsion from the Garden of Eden (1425) Vienna Diptych (15th century) The Last Judgment (1482) The Garden of Earthly Delights (1504) Adam and Eve (1507) Paradise and Hell (1510) The Creation of Adam (1512) The Haywain Triptych (1516) Eve, the Serpent and Death (1510s or 1520s) Adam and Eve (1528) Adam and Eve (1550) The Fall of Man (1550) Adam and Eve (c. 1550) The Garden of Eden with the Fall of Man (1617) The Fall of Man (1628) The Four Seasons (1660s) The Koren Picture-Bible (1692–1696) Paradise Lost (19th century) Expulsion from the Garden of Eden (1828) The First Mourning (1888) Adam and Eve (1905) Adam and Eve (1909) Eve (1931) Adam and Eve (1932) The Serpent Chooses Adam and Eve (1958)
Songs	"Dese Bones G'wine Rise Again" "Adam-ondi-Ahman" (1835) "Forbidden Fruit" (1915) "The Garden of Eden" (1956) "In-A-Gadda-Da-Vida" (1968) "Let's Give Adam and Eve Another Chance" (1970) "Man Gave Names to All the Animals" (1979)
Albums	The Cainian Chronicle (1996) Visions of Eden (2006) Snakes for the Divine (2010)
Geography	Adam-ondi-Ahman Tomb of Eve
Biology	Mitochondrial Eve Y-chromosomal Adam The Real Eve
Story within a story	Doraemon: Nobita's Diary on the Creation of the World Island of Love The Visitors
Television	"Adam & Eve" (1992) "Probe 7, Over and Out" (1963) "Simpsons Bible Stories" "In-A-Gadda-Da-Leela" "Daesong Heavy Industries II: Return to Innocence" "Holly Bibble"
Games	Demon: The Fallen (2002)
Other	Pre-Adamite Generations of Adam Cave of the Patriarchs Adam and Eve cylinder seal Genealogies of Genesis Carnal knowledge Legend of the Rood Ystorya Adaf Ransom theory of atonement

Cain and Abel

Book of Genesis

Biblical characters

Adam
Eve
Cain
Abel
Enoch
Awan

Portrayals in media

Film	East of Eden (1952) Caín (1984) La Biblia en pasta (1984) The Last Eve (2005) Year One (2009) Abel Cain (unmade)
Plays	Le Jeu d'Adam (12th century) Cain (1821)
Musicals	Children of Eden (1991) Here's Where I Belong (1968)
Literature	Book of the Penitence of Adam East of Eden (1952 novel) Abel Sánchez: The History of a Passion (1917) The Book of Lies (2008 novel)
Songs	"Should the Bible Be Banned" (1988) "Cain's Blood" (1995)
Other	Cain and Abel (Titian) (c. 1545 painting) Cain and Abel (Tintoretto) (c. 1550 painting) La mort d'Abel (1810 composition) The First Mourning (1888 painting) Cain and Abel (2009 TV series) Cain and Abel (DC Comics)