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Upgrade your walls with Jesus Tempted in the Wilderness - James Tissot - Oil Painting Wall Decor. Every fine art reproduction is painted entirely by hand, so the surface carries the depth and variation of an original oil painting rather than the flatness of a digital canvas print.
Jésus tenté dans le désert
1886-1894
Opaque watercolor over graphite on gray wove paper
Brooklyn Museum, United States.
Although Matthew, Mark, and Luke all describe Christ's temptations by Satan, Tissot cites only the version given by Luke. For reasons that remain unclear, he changes the order of the tests given by Luke.
In Tissot's first image, Satan abducts Jesus and soars to a precipitous height emphasized by the low, bright horizon line in the distance. The shadowy darkness of the claw toed devil contrasts with Jesus' pristine white cloak. From their great height, Satan tempts Jesus with the many kingdoms he could command if he rejected God and worshipped the devil instead.
In Tissot's second image, after Jesus has fasted for forty days in the desert to prepare for his ministry, Satan urges him to end his hunger by turning stones into bread. Jesus refuses, despite his suffering. In Luke's telling, Jesus invokes a verse from the Old Testament book of Deuteronomy, proclaiming: "It is written, That man shall not live by bread alone, but by every word of God."
Our artists reproduce this fine art composition in oil on canvas by hand, preserving the tonal range that makes fine art oil painting so sought after for a home office.
Materials matter for refined wall decor. That is why this piece is built on artist-grade canvas with lightfast oil colors, applied by hand rather than output from a printer, and sealed for long-term display.
Style it over a fireplace, behind a reading chair, or along a staircase. Wherever it goes, this refined oil painting wall decor adds the layered color that only a hand painted canvas provides.
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| Size | Price |
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| 20 X 24 in | $98.48 |
| 24 X 36 in | $153.48 |
| 30 X 40 in | $197.48 |
| 36 X 48 in | $261.98 |
| 48 X 72 in | $506.48 |
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Every canvas is painted by hand in oils on artist-grade stretched canvas, with an extra blank border left for framing. How to care for your painting.
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