Landscape with the Temptation of Christ, from the series Imagines et figurae bibliiorum

Public Domain

Artist(s) / maker(s)

Pieter I van der Borcht (etchers)
,
Jan Philipsz. Schabaelje (publisher)

Date

ca. 1582 - 1593, ca. 1653 - 1654

Periods

16th century, 17 century

Collection

Museum of Fine Arts Ghent
The theme of the Temptation of Christ is set in a wooded river landscape. In the foreground, the Devil points to some stones on the ground and challenges Christ to turn them into loaves of bread. At the top of the mountain, he promises Christ all the kingdoms of the world (Matt 4:1-11).

More about this work

Features
Artist(s) / maker(s) Pieter I van der Borcht VIAF RKD Wikidata, Jan Philipsz. Schabaelje
Type etching
Category prints (visual works) AAT
Material paper
Dimensions 190 x 247 mm
Location Work currently not on display
Object number 2013-AAW
Description
Subjects religious symbolism AAT, figures (representations) , landscapes
Tags New Testament Iconclass, Christ Iconclass, Christ as adult Iconclass, devil(s) and demons Iconclass, human-shaped devil Iconclass, devil(s) appearing to mortals, trying to seduce them; temptation Iconclass, trees Iconclass, mountains Iconclass, landscapes with waters, waterscapes, seascapes (in the temperate zone) Iconclass, water (one of the four elements) Iconclass, river Iconclass, boulder, stone Iconclass, bread, loaf Iconclass, rocks Iconclass, public life of Christ: from his baptism until the Passion Iconclass, story of the temptation of Christ in the wilderness (Matthew 4:1-11; Mark 1:12-13; Luke 4:1-13) Iconclass, Christ in the wilderness (desert) Iconclass, Christ, sometimes accompanied by guardian angel(s), tempted by Satan, who usually appears in human form Iconclass, 'command these stones to become loaves of bread' ~ temptation of Christ in the wilderness Iconclass, sheep Iconclass, rodents: hare Iconclass, city-view, and landscape with man-made constructions Iconclass, prospect of city, town panorama, silhouette of city Iconclass
Linked open data
Data PURL https://mskgent.be/collection/work/data/2013-AAW
IIIF manifest https://imagehub.mskgent.be/iiif/3/6500/manifest.json
LIDO XML https://datahub.vlaamsekunstcollectie.be/oai?verb=GetRecord&metadataPrefix=oai_lido&identifier=oai:datahub.vlaamsekunstcollectie.be:mskgent.be:2013-AAW
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