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The Temptation of Christ

The Temptation of Christ

1888

Medium: Etching on copper in black on ivory wove paper
Dimensions: Image: 7.4 × 11.4 cm (2 15/16 × 4 1/2 in.); Plate: 8.5 × 12 cm (3 3/8 × 4 3/4 in.); Sheet: 20 × 28 cm (7 7/8 × 11 1/16 in.)
Genre: etching
Museum: Art Institute of Chicago

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The Temptation of Christ by James Ensor — VisualArtsDB