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Engraving of a bearded man leaning on a rock as a crouched figure in a pointed hat reaches toward him, with rocky hills and a tree behind.

The Temptation of Christ

An engraving shows a bearded, long-haired man in a loose robe leaning on a rocky outcrop at left, while a crouched figure in a tall pointed hat reaches toward him with a staff. Rocky hills, a distant towered town, and a tree at right fill the landscape, rendered in fine cross-hatched lines.

Artist
Lucas van Leyden
Date
1518
Medium
Source
Rijksmuseum
Size
3166 × 4000 px
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Public domain · Rijksmuseum marks it Public Domain Mark; made by 1518.
Rights checked 2026-11-05 · tier A · as stated by the source: Public Domain Mark (Rijksmuseum, image license https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/)

Credit (appreciated, not required for public-domain works): Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam

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