The Temptation of Christ by the Devil
1633/35
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.)
Classification
woodcut
Department
Prints and Drawings
Museum
Art Institute of Chicago
Accession Number
149716
Rights
Public Domain
About the Artist
Christoffel Jegher · 1596–1652
Christoffel Jegher (1596–1652) was a Flemish Baroque engraver and woodcut artist active in Antwerp. He became a master in the Antwerp Guild of St. Luke in 1628 and established himself as a skilled printmaker specializing in wood engravings. Jegher collaborated closely with the leading Flemish painter Peter Paul Rubens, producing woodcuts after the master’s designs. This partnership proved formati...