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Angels serve Christ with food after his ordeal in the wilderness. Engraving by J. Mariette after C. le Brun.

Satan, in the form of a small bearded man, tempts Christ to turn stone into bread. Mezzotint.

Satan, winged and one-legged, tempts Christ on a high cliff. Engraving by J. Sadeler, 1582, after M. de Vos.

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Jesus Christ Temptation

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Satan, in the form of a small bearded man, tempts Christ to turn stone into bread. Mezzotint.

Angels serve Christ with food after his ordeal in the wilderness. Engraving by J. Mariette after C. le Brun.

Satan, winged and one-legged, tempts Christ on a high cliff. Engraving by J. Sadeler, 1582, after M. de Vos.