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Temptation in the Desert
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Temptation in the Desert

Adriaen Collaert · 1582 - 1586 · engraving; paper

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

About this work

Forest landscape. In the foreground, the devil asks Christ to turn two stones into bread. In the background, the mountain top where Satan tests Christ for the third time. The print has an ornamental border with flowers and animals. It is part of a twenty-four-print series of landscapes with biblical, mythological scenes, and hunting scenes.

Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own description
Credit lineVerzoeking in de woestijn. 1582 - 1586. Adriaen Collaert. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.

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