The devil, in the guise of a man, has taken Christ to the highest point of the temple in Jerusalem. He challenged Christ to jump down (Luke 4:9).
| Artist |
Pieter I van der Borcht
RKD
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|---|---|
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Jan Philipsz. Schabaelje
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| Title | The Temptation of Christ at the Temple, from the series Imagines et figurae bibliorum |
| Date |
ca. 1582 - 1593
ca. 1653 - 1654 |
| Period |
16th century
17th century |
| Location | Amsterdam TGN |
| Medium and support | etching AAT |
| Signatures, inscriptions, and markings | printed inscription in the depiction, top left: Lucas. 4. 9. |
| printed inscription in the dipiction, at the top: Is se it perditum, qui tentat deum. | |
| printed inscription in the representation, bottom left: Pe. V. Borcht | |
| printed inscription in the depiction, at the bottom right: 67 | |
| stamps (tools) on the back, bottom right: Stad Gent / Museum voor Schone Kunsten | |
| Collection | print room |
| Object type | etching AAT |
| Inventory number | 2013-ABT |
| Acquisition credit | unknown |
| Current whereabouts | Work currently not on display |
| Permalink | https://mskgent.be/collection/work/data/2013-ABT |
| IIIF Manifest | https://imagehub.mskgent.be/iiif/3/6471/manifest.json |
| Art & Architecture Thesaurus |
300055874
religious symbolism
AAT
300189808 figures (representations) AAT 300015636 landscapes AAT |
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| Keywords Iconclass |
11D
Christ
Iconclass
11D3 Christ as adult Iconclass 11K devil(s) and demons Iconclass 11K(SATAN) devil(s) and demons: Satan Iconclass 11K1 human-shaped devil Iconclass 11K4 activities of devil(s) Iconclass 11K41 devil(s) appearing to mortals, trying to seduce them; temptation Iconclass 12A43 the Temple (in general) ~ Jewish religion Iconclass 25I city-view, and landscape with man-made constructions Iconclass 25I12 prospect of city, town panorama, silhouette of city Iconclass 31A25331 pointing to the forehead with the index finger Iconclass 31A71 male sex; man Iconclass 31A72 female sex; woman Iconclass 31D112 child Iconclass 31D11221 boy (child between toddler and youth) Iconclass 34B11 dog Iconclass 41A1 civic architecture; edifices; dwellings Iconclass 41A14 urban housing Iconclass 61E(JERUSALEM) names of cities and villages (JERUSALEM) Iconclass 73 New Testament Iconclass 73C public life of Christ: from his baptism until the Passion Iconclass 73C2 story of the temptation of Christ in the wilderness (Matthew 4:1-11; Mark 1:12-13; Luke 4:1-13) Iconclass |
| School / Style | Renaissance AAT |
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