Die Versuchung Christi
Medium
Öl auf Leinwand
Dimensions
85 x 118 cm
Classification
Gemälde
Department
Belvedere Collection
Museum
Belvedere
Credit
Belvedere, Vienna
Accession Number
3260
Art Historical Context
**Die Versuchung Christi (The Temptation of Christ, painted by Ludwig Ferdinand Schnorr von Carolsfeld 1847, captures a pivotal biblical moment from the Gospel of Matthew, where Jesus resists Satan's temptations in the wilderness. This oil on canvas, measuring 85 x 118 cm, exemplifies Schnorr's mastery in rendering dramatic religious narratives with clarity and emotional depth. Housed in Vienna's Belvedere Collection, invites visitors to reflect on themes of faith, temptation, spiritual triumph. Schnorr von Carolsfeld, key figure in the Nazarene movement—a 19th-century German artistic brother...
About the Artist
Ludwig Ferdinand Schnorr von Carolsfeld · 1788–1853
Ludwig Ferdinand Schnorr von Carolsfeld (1788–1853) was a German Romantic painter, engraver, and lithographer who spent most of his life in Vienna, becoming a pivotal figure in the city's artistic circles. Born in Königsberg to artist Veit Hanns Schnorr von Carolsfeld, he trained initially under his father before moving to Vienna at age sixteen. There, he enrolled at the Academy of Fine Arts in 18...