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6221A

The first temptation of Christ

The first temptation of Christ

6221A
Artist
Boetius Adamsz. à Bolswert (1580-1633)
Title
The first temptation of Christ
Date
1590-1612
Medium
Engraving. After a design by Abraham Bloemaert (1559-1656). Plate 1/26 (plus title plate) of the Sacra eremis ascetarum, the first of two series comprising the Sylva Anachoretica Aegypti et Palestinae. Published by the artist in Amsterdam in 1612 and by Hendrick Aerts in Antwerp in 1619.
Photo Source
Rijksmuseum Website
Note
There is a 1644 woodcut copy of this subject, in the same direction, by Christoffel van Sichem II (ca. 1581-1658).
Item
6221A
Correspondences
Archive: 6221A/6221B
Archive: 6221A/6221B
6221A/6221B