Temptation of Christ, Cornelis Saftleven, 1652

Identification

Title(s)

Temptation of Christ

Object type

drawing

Object number

RP-T-1885-A-451

Creation

Artist

draughtsman: Cornelis Saftleven

Dating

1652

Material and Technique

Physical features

black chalk, with grey wash, over traces of black chalk or graphite; framing line in grey ink (partly cut off)

Material

Technique

drawing / brush

Measurements

height 335 mm × width 252 mm

Subject

What

'command these stones to become loaves of bread' ~ temptation of Christ in the wilderness

Acquisition and rights

Acquisition

purchase Jun-1885

Copyright

Public domain

Provenance

…; collection Jan Isaac de Neufville (1706-72), Amsterdam;{Purchased by him before November 1758. The drawing is included in the manuscript of his drawings catalogue (‘_nr. 8: Een verzoeking aan den Zaligm. in de Woestijne door den duivel door Corn: Sagtleeven van rott. 1652. Oostind. Inkt_’) at the Stadsarchief Amsterdam, access no. 88 (Archief van de familie Brants en aanverwante families), inv.no. 1574.} …; from C.A.L. Schoonemeyer (?-?), fl. 6, to the museum (L. 2228), 1885

Bibliography and list of abbreviations for the provenance (pdf)

Relations

Documentation

Cornelis Saftleven, 1607-1681, Wolfgang Schulz, p. 72, cat.nr. 5

Persistent URL

To refer to this object please use the following persistent URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10934/RM0001.COLLECT.60413

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