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The Temptation of Christ by the Devil

A work made of woodcut in black on cream laid paper, tipped onto ivory laid paper mount prepared with ochre wash.
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  • A work made of woodcut in black on cream laid paper, tipped onto ivory laid paper mount prepared with ochre wash.

Date:

1633/35

Artist:

Christoffel Jegher (Flemish, 1596-1652/53)
after Peter Paul Rubens (Flemish, 1577-1640)

About this artwork

Status

Currently Off View

Department

Prints and Drawings

Artist

Christoffel Jegher

Title

The Temptation of Christ by the Devil

Place

Flanders (Artist's nationality:)

Date  Dates are not always precisely known, but the Art Institute strives to present this information as consistently and legibly as possible. Dates may be represented as a range that spans decades, centuries, dynasties, or periods and may include qualifiers such as c. (circa) or BCE.

1633–1635

Medium

Woodcut in black on cream laid paper, tipped onto ivory laid paper mount prepared with ochre wash

Dimensions

Image: 32.4 × 43.2 cm (12 13/16 × 17 1/16 in.); Page: 33.6 × 44.4 cm (13 1/4 × 17 1/2 in.); Secondary support: 39 × 49.7 cm (15 3/8 × 19 5/8 in.)

Credit Line

Amanda S. Johnson and Marion J. Livingston Endowment

Reference Number

1998.362

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