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Woodcut of Christ seated on rocks with a halo while a horned devil leans toward him with open hands, under trees and clouds.

The Temptation of Christ by the Devil

A woodcut shows Christ seated on a rocky ledge beneath a haloed glow, his hands open, while a horned, muscular devil in a flowing cloak leans toward him with outstretched hands. Dense hatching defines the foliage, the tall pine, and the stony ground in this black-and-cream print.

Artist
Christoffel Jegher
Date
1633/35
Medium
Woodcut in black on cream laid paper, tipped onto ivory laid paper mount prepared with ochre wash
Source
Art Institute of Chicago
Size
1686 × 1278 px
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Public domain · Art Institute of Chicago releases this image under CC0 (latest date 1635).
Rights checked 2026-11-05 · tier A · as stated by the source: CC0 (Art Institute of Chicago, is_public_domain=true)

Credit (appreciated, not required for public-domain works): Art Institute of Chicago, Amanda S. Johnson and Marion J. Livingston Endowment

Español: La tentación de Cristo por el diablo

Una xilografía muestra a Cristo sentado sobre un saliente rocoso, con un resplandor de halo y las manos abiertas, mientras un diablo musculoso con cuernos y capa ondulante se inclina hacia él con las manos extendidas. El rayado denso define el follaje, el pino alto y el terreno pedregoso.

Português: A tentação de Cristo pelo diabo

Uma xilogravura mostra Cristo sentado sobre uma saliência rochosa, com um halo luminoso e as mãos abertas, enquanto um diabo musculoso, com chifres e capa esvoaçante, se inclina em sua direção com as mãos estendidas. Hachuras densas definem a folhagem, o pinheiro alto e o chão pedregoso.