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Temptation of Christ
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Temptation of Christ

Claes Jansz. Visscher (II), anonymous · 1585 · engraving; paper

From the collection of Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Free to download, adapt and use — no permission needed.

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In the wilderness, Christ is tempted by the Devil. The Devil, in the guise of a woman with horns and pointed ears, offers him a stone and asks him to turn it into bread. Below the depiction a reference in Latin to the biblical text in Matthew 4:1.

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Credit lineVerzoeking van Christus. 1585. Claes Jansz. Visscher (II), anonymous. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
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