Moretto da Brescia, 1515 - Christ in the Wilderness - fine art print

What does the curator team of the The Metropolitan Museum of Art state about the work of art from the painter Moretto da Brescia? (© Copyright - by The Metropolitan Museum of Art - The Metropolitan Museum of Art)

Following his baptism by John the Baptist, Christ retired to the wilderness for forty days, where he was "tested by Satan; and was with the wild beasts; and the angels ministered to him" (Mark 1:13). This picture is a fragment of a larger canvas in which various events from Christ’s life were shown dispersed in a landscape setting.

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This classic art masterpiece was painted by the Italian painter Moretto da Brescia in 1515. The artwork was painted with the size of 18 x 21 3/4 in (45,7 x 55,2 cm). Oil on canvas was applied by the European painter as the technique for the work of art. What is more, this artpiece forms part of the The Metropolitan Museum of Art's digital art collection. With courtesy of - The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, Rogers Fund, 1911 (public domain). : Rogers Fund, 1911. On top of that, alignment is landscape and has an aspect ratio of 1.2 : 1, which means that the length is 20% longer than the width. Moretto da Brescia was a painter, whose art style can be classified as Mannerism. The Italian painter lived for a total of 62 years, born in the year 1492 and died in the year 1554.

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