Christ in the Wilderness by Moretto da Brescia
Christ in the Wilderness by Moretto da Brescia (Alessandro Bonvicino), oil on canvas, 1515. Following his baptism by John the Baptist, Christ retired to the wilderness for forty days: "And he was there ... forty days, tested by Satan; and was with the wild beasts; and the angels ministered to him" (Mark 1:13). This picture, an early work by Moretto from about 1515, is a fragment of a larger canvas that must have continued past the sketchy cherubim at the left and showed other events from Christ's life. The temptation of Christ is detailed in the Gospels of Matthew, Mark, and Luke. According to these texts, after being baptized, Jesus fasted for forty days and nights in the Judaean Desert. During this time, Satan appeared to Jesus and tempted him. Jesus having refused each temptation, Satan departed and angels came and brought nourishment to Jesus.
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