Landscape with the Temptation of Christ

c. 1554

Hieronymus Cock after Pieter Bruegel the Elder

Associated Names
Hieronymus Cock

Artist/publisher, Netherlandish, 1518 - 1570

Pieter Bruegel the Elder

Artist After, Netherlandish, c. 1525/1530 - 1569

The image is an etching of a woodland scene viewed from a slightly elevated angle. Two figures stand amidst a forest clearing, surrounded by large, twisted trees with lush canopies. The fine and detailed brushstrokes emphasize the textures of the tree bark, leaves, and ground. The forest continues into the distance, gradually thinning out to reveal an open landscape. The horizon is low, leading towards a distant view with small structures, water, a softly rendered sky with clouds, and birds in flight. The color palette consists of sepia tones, giving the image a warm, vintage appearance.

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Bibliography

1949

  • Hollstein, F.W.H. et al. Dutch and Flemish etchings, engravings and woodcuts, ca. 1450-1700. 72 Vols. Amsterdam: Menno Hertzberger, 1951: vol. IV (Cock), no. 2.

1993

  • The New Hollstein Dutch & Flemish Etchings, Engravings and Woodcuts, 1450-1700. (Pieter Bruegel, Nadine Orenstein author). Rotterdam: Sound & Vision Interactive, 1996-, no. 2.

Inscriptions

lower left, in plate, in image: H. Cock. fecit.; in lower margin, in plate: NON IN SOLO PANE VICTVRVS EST HOMO, SED OMNI VERBO QVOD DIGREDITVR PER OS DEI. MAR. 4. DEVT. 8. (Man shall not live by bread alone, but by every word that proceedth out of the mouth of God. Mark 4 [Matthew 4:4] Deut. 8:3) [translation from Nadine Orenstein, ed., Pieter Bruegel the Elder: Drawings and Prints. Exhibition catalogue. New York: Metropolitan Museum of Art, 2001, p. 108.]

Wikidata ID

Q65508809

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