The Temptation of Christ
The Temptation of Christ
The Temptation of Christ
The Temptation of Christ

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The Temptation of Christ,

1568

Hans Bol, Flemish, 1534 - 1593
x1960-73
This drawing illustrates a critical juncture in the narrative of the Temptation of Christ: the Devil has challenged Christ, who is fasting in the desert, to turn stone into bread, thereby proving that he is the Son of God. Bol depicts the Devil as a monster with the feet of a chicken and situates the scene within a fantasy landscape of vertiginous cliffs and twisting valleys. Bol’s tight penmanship, with fine parallel hatch lines, suggests that he was creating a composition that an engraver could easily translate into the print medium.

Information

Title
The Temptation of Christ
Dates

1568

Maker
Hans Bol
Medium
Pen and brown ink
Dimensions
18 x 24.6 cm (7 1/16 x 9 11/16 in.)
Credit Line
Museum purchase, Laura P. Hall Memorial Fund
Object Number
x1960-73
Signatures
Signed and dated in brown ink, upper right: H. Bol [H and B ligatured as monogram] | 1568
Culture
Flemish
Type
drawings
Materials
ink, paper (fiber product)
Subject
bible stories, trees, devils, figures (representations), towns, landscapes (environments), Christ

Museum Purchase- The Laura P. Hall Memorial Fund- from Nathan Chaikin

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