This is a drawing of two people interacting with each other. The person on the left is in profile, extending their arms out towards the person on the right. They appear to have the legs and tail of a goat, and they wear a pointed hat that flops forward. They hold something in their outstretched hands which looks like a bowl. The person on the right is a man with long hair and a beard. He wears long, draped robes. His body is turned to the right, but he looks over his shoulder at the object held out to him by the other person, lifting one of his hands slightly. The scene is set against a…
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Temptation of Christ

attributed to artist Govaert Flinck (Dutch, 1615 - 1660)

1635/1640

Medium
pen and brown ink on laid paper
Classification
Drawing
Dimensions
Overall: 16.3 x 21 cm (6 7/16 x 8 1/4 in.) ; support: 22.2 x 26.7 cm (8 3/4 x 10 1/2 in.)
Culture
Dutch
Museum
National Gallery of Art, CG-E
Credit line
Widener Collection
Rights
Public domain (NGA Open Access, CC0), as the museum states it.
Who can see it
Tweens profiles and older: its subjects are known and suit older children. How works are placed

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