Landscape with the Temptation of Christ explained

Landscape with the Temptation of Christ
Artist:Joos de Momper
Year:1600s
Medium:Oil on panel
Catalogue:DO 4188
Height Metric:51
Width Metric:83
Height Imperial:20
Width Imperial:32.6
Metric Unit:cm
Imperial Unit:in
Museum:National Gallery
City:Prague

Landscape with the Temptation of Christ is an oil-on-oak-panel painting by Flemish painter Joos de Momper. The painting is now in the National Gallery in Prague.[1]

Painting

Momper's style closely relates to the type of landscape painting popular in Flanders since the middle of the 16th century. Momper is representative of a group of painters who tended towards a more imaginary representation of landscape. This group of painters favored foreign views and alpine topography.[2]

In this painting, the image is seen from a slant view, and framed by high mountain massifs. The latter descend on both sides to the valley wherein a river is flowing. The scenery, as well, is reminiscent of the works of Momper's predecessors. In the background, barely seen, there is the New Testament scene of the Temptation of Christ. A donkey tilts its head towards it, while a dog is firmly pointing to the two figures. The travelling people keep on marching untroubled down the mountain path.[3]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Landscape with the Temptation of Christ . . 25 September 2020.
  2. Web site: Landscape Painting in the Netherlands . Metropolitan Museum of Art. 22 September 2020.
  3. Web site: Mountainous landscape with the temptation of Christ. National Gallery Prague. 25 September 2020.