Satan, winged and one-legged, tempts Christ on a high cliff. Engraving by J. Sadeler, 1582, after M. de Vos.
- Vos, Maarten de, 1532-1603.
- Date:
- 1582
- Reference:
- 22507i
- Pictures
About this work
Description
Bible. N.T. Matthew 4.1-9; Luke 4.1-8. The devil, although offering Christ "all the kingdoms of the world, and the glory of them", is shown clad in rags and with a wooden left leg. He is an old man with wild hair and wide open, fixed eyes. In his right hand he holds a stone, which he had tempted Christ to transform into bread
Publication/Creation
[Cologne] : [Jan Sadeler], 1582.
Physical description
1 print : line engraving ; image 23 x 20.1 cm
Lettering
Post ieiunium Christus is deserto tentatus à diabulo, vicit eum super panis, praecipitÿ, & adorationis tentatione. Matt. IIII. ; Joann. Sadeler scalps. 1582. ; Vos invēt
Reference
Wellcome Collection 22507i
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Where to find it
Location Status Access Closed stores