The Temptation of Jesus
c. 1600-1604
Artists
Dimensions
41.3 x 27.0 cm (15 13/16 x 10 5/8 in.)
Provenance
Johann August Gottlieb Weigel, Leipzig. [H. G. Gutekunst, Stuttgart, 30 May 1888 and following days, lot 1097 (as Elsheimer)]. Anton Brück, Frankfurt am Main, sold [Rudolf Bangel, Frankfurt am Main, 11 December 1893, lot. 187 (as Elsheimer)]. [Sotheby's, New York, 12 January 1994, lot 77, repr. (as circle of Elsheimer)]; to Maida and George Abrams, Boston (L. 3306, verso, lower right); The Maida and George Abrams Collection, 2008.257
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