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

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