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Wenceslaus Hollar (1607-77)

The Temptation.

RCIN 801730

Wenceslaus Hollar (1607-77)

The Temptation

Royal Collection Trust/© His Majesty King Charles III 2022

Royal Collection Trust/© His Majesty King Charles III 2022

Description

Jesus sits under tree to right, pointing to lips with right hand, while Satan, with beard and tail, points with left hand towards ground. Stream and wooded hill beyond.
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Creator(s)

Search the collection Wenceslaus Hollar (1607-77)
(etcher)

After
Search the collection Adam Elsheimer (1578-1610)
(designer)

Search the collection Wyngaerde, Franz van den: Antwerp
(publisher)
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etching
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Category
General Subject Prints
Object type(s)
visual works
prints
Subject(s)
Religion & Theology
Religions and faiths
Christianity
Life of Christ
Public Life of Christ
Christ in the Wilderness

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