Temptation Collection (#6)

The Temptation of Antony Abbot of Egypt (oil on panel)
471521 The Temptation of Antony Abbot of Egypt (oil on panel) by Bosch, Hieronymus (c.1450-1516); 88x71 cm; Koninklijk Museum voor Schone Kunsten, Antwerp, Belgium; © Art in Flanders

Eve (oil on panel)
471023 Eve (oil on panel) by Cranach, Lucas the Elder (1472-1553); 86x65 cm; Koninklijk Museum voor Schone Kunsten, Antwerp, Belgium; © Art in Flanders

Temptation of St Anthony, 1688 (brush drawing with black ink and wash on paper)
7308229 Temptation of St Anthony, 1688 (brush drawing with black ink and wash on paper) by Gluckher, Johann Georg (1653-1731); 39.8x26.3 cm; Ashmolean Museum, University of Oxford

Temptation of St Anthony, 1500-1700 (pen and brown ink and wash with some grey wash on paper)
7308224 Temptation of St Anthony, 1500-1700 (pen and brown ink and wash with some grey wash on paper) by Bosch, Hieronymus (c.1450-1516); 16.3x18.4 cm; Ashmolean Museum, University of Oxford

Copperplate engraving from Physica Sacra'by the Swiss scholar. Johann Jakob Scheuchzer
5306589 Copperplate engraving from Physica Sacra by the Swiss scholar. Johann Jakob Scheuchzer by Scheuchzer, Johann Jakob (1672-1733); Universal History Archive/UIG

Copperplate engraving from Physica Sacra'by the Swiss scholar. Johann Jakob Scheuchzer
5306587 Copperplate engraving from Physica Sacra by the Swiss scholar. Johann Jakob Scheuchzer by Scheuchzer, Johann Jakob (1672-1733); Universal History Archive/UIG

Vie de Bilitis, illustration from Les Chansons de Bilitis, by Pierre Louys, pub. 1922 (pochoir print)
3035623 Vie de Bilitis, illustration from Les Chansons de Bilitis, by Pierre Louys, pub. 1922 (pochoir print) by Barbier, Georges (1882-1932); Private Collection; The Stapleton Collection

Adam and Eve (painting on wood)
885094 Adam and Eve (painting on wood) by Bles, Herri met de (Civetta) (c.1510-p.1550); Pinacoteca Nazionale, Bologna, Italy; (add.info.: Herri met de Bles (Civetta) (c.1510-p.1550))

Adam and Eve, 1593-95 (oil on wood)
3714794 Adam and Eve, 1593-95 (oil on wood) by Spranger, Bartholomaeus (1546-1611); Latvian Museum of Foreign Art, Riga, Latvia

Adam and Eve being expelled from paradise, ca. 1515-25. Creator: Marcantonio Raimondi
Adam and Eve being expelled from paradise, ca. 1515-25

Adam and Eve flanked by two trees, a town in the background, ca. 1512-14. Creator: Marcantonio Raimondi
Adam and Eve flanked by two trees, a town in the background, ca. 1512-14

The Fall of Man, ca. 1508-1532. Creator: Ludwig Krug
The Fall of Man, ca. 1508-1532

Joseph and Potiphars wife, 1700-52. Creator: Johann Jakob Frey the Elder
Joseph and Potiphars wife, 1700-52

193-0082312 The exhortations, plate 16 of Proverbs, 1819-23, pub. 1864 (etching)
IND82116 193-0082312 The exhortations, plate 16 of Proverbs, 1819-23, pub. 1864 (etching) by Goya y Lucientes, Francisco Jose de (1746-1828); 24.6x35.9 cm; Private Collection; Index Fototeca

A Young Man Choosing Love of Beauty Rather Than Riches (engraving)
7186138 A Young Man Choosing Love of Beauty Rather Than Riches (engraving) by Goltzius, Hendrik (1558-1617) (after); Private Collection; (add.info)

Il Pecorone: Day XVIII, Novel II, The Countess Matilda (litho)
7182499 Il Pecorone: Day XVIII, Novel II, The Countess Matilda (litho) by Hughes, Edward Robert (1851-1914); Private Collection; (add.info.: Day XVIII, Novel II, The Countess Matilda)

Samson and Delilah (engraving)
3630989 Samson and Delilah (engraving) by English School, (18th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Samson and Delilah)

Temptation of St Anthony in the desert
AIS5381475 Temptation of St Anthony in the desert by Master of Bonnat (15th century); Museo de Bellas Artes, Bilbao, Spain

Eve (litho)
3643517 Eve (litho) by Gill, Eric (1882-1940); Private Collection; (add.info.: Eve. Illustration for The Engraved Work of Eric Gill (V&A, 1963).); © Look and Learn

Punishment of the sexy bathing women: out of jealousy, a group of women expel bathers in swimsuits from a beach in
XEE4183788 Punishment of the sexy bathing women: out of jealousy, a group of women expel bathers in swimsuits from a beach in Brittany with brambles and nettles

Triptych of temptations, detail. Left side: the flight and fall of Saint Anthony the Great
LRI4662761 Triptych of temptations, detail. Left side: the flight and fall of Saint Anthony the Great (or Saint Anthony the Hermit or Saint Anthony the Abbe)

The temptation of Saint Anthony the Great (or Saint Anthony the Hermit or Saint Anthony the Abbe)
JLJ4661627 The temptation of Saint Anthony the Great (or Saint Anthony the Hermit or Saint Anthony the Abbe). Painting by Jacques Callot (1592-1635), 17th century

193-0082172 You will not escape, plate 72 of Los caprichos, 1799 (etching)
IND81691 193-0082172 You will not escape, plate 72 of Los caprichos, 1799 (etching) by Goya y Lucientes, Francisco Jose de (1746-1828); 21.7x15.2 cm; Private Collection; Index Fototeca

Fol. 84r The Devil tempts Christ for a second time on the mountain (vellum)
ALI142905 Fol.84r The Devil tempts Christ for a second time on the mountain (vellum) by Italian School, (15th century); Biblioteca Reale, Turin, Piedmont

Fol. 82r Jesus in the Desert is Tempted by the Devil (vellum)
ALI142364 Fol.82r Jesus in the Desert is Tempted by the Devil (vellum) by Italian School, (15th century); Biblioteca Reale, Turin, Piedmont, Italy; (add.info.: Codex de Predis; ); Alinari

Leap-Year Etiquette (colour litho)
2795412 Leap-Year Etiquette (colour litho) by American School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Leap-Year Etiquette. Postcard, early 20th century.); © Look and Learn

Adam and Eve, 1519 (woodcut)
5858432 Adam and Eve, 1519 (woodcut) by Grien, Hans Baldung (1484/5-1545); 25.8x10.1 cm; National Gallery of Art, Washington DC, USA

Samson and Delilah (engraving)
2808073 Samson and Delilah (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Samson and Delilah.); © Look and Learn

Adam and Eve, 1511 (woodcut)
5858433 Adam and Eve, 1511 (woodcut) by Grien, Hans Baldung (1484/5-1545); 37.7x25.7 cm; National Gallery of Art, Washington DC, USA

The Fall of Mankind, 1511 (woodcut)
5858421 The Fall of Mankind, 1511 (woodcut) by Grien, Hans Baldung (1484/5-1545); 38--25.8 cm; Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA; (add.info.: on upper plaque: LAPSUS HUMA: / NI GENERIS )

Knight, Death, and the Devil, 1513 (engraving)
4071439 Knight, Death, and the Devil, 1513 (engraving) by Durer or Duerer, Albrecht (1471-1528); 24.6x18.8 cm; Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, The Netherlands; (add.info.: The Christian knight)

Ms. New Coll 380, f40r. The antiquities of the Cathedral Church of Saint Mary, Carlisle, drawn by Robert Carlile
833749 Ms. New Coll 380, f40r. The antiquities of the Cathedral Church of Saint Mary, Carlisle, drawn by Robert Carlile, 1795 (pen & ink and w/c on paper) by Carlile

Joseph and Potiphars Wife (oil on canvas)
862741 Joseph and Potiphars Wife (oil on canvas) by Bassetti, Marcantonio (1586-1630) (studio of); 119.2x154.7 cm; Private Collection; Photo © Christies Images

Knight, Death, and the Devil, 1513 (engraving)
883704 Knight, Death, and the Devil, 1513 (engraving) by Durer or Duerer, Albrecht (1471-1528); Minneapolis Institute of Arts, MN, USA; (add.info.: The Christian knight)

Knight, Death and the Devil, 1513 (engraving)
877268 Knight, Death and the Devil, 1513 (engraving) by Durer or Duerer, Albrecht (1471-1528); 24.9 x 19.2 cm; Sterling and Francine Clark Art Institute, Williamstown, Massachusetts

Sensuality, c. 1891 (oil on canvas)
CH416890 Sensuality, c.1891 (oil on canvas) by Stuck, Franz von (1863-1928); 50.5x36.3 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: Der Sinnlichkeit; ); Photo © Christies Images

The Annunciation, flanked by Eve and the Serpent and Gideons Fleece, from a Biblia Pa... ca. 1465. Creator: Anon
The Annunciation, flanked by Eve and the Serpent and Gideons Fleece, from a Biblia Pauperum blockbook, 3rd edition, ca. 1465

Torment of St. Anthony, 1515-20 (oil on panel)
TMK282561 Torment of St. Anthony, 1515-20 (oil on panel) by Savoldo, Giovanni Girolamo (c.1480-p.1548); 69.5x119.4 cm; The Putnam Foundation, Timken Museum of Art, San Diego

The Monkey and the Whip (woodcut)
397429 The Monkey and the Whip (woodcut) by Gill, Eric (1882-1940); Private Collection; English, out of copyright

The Purchaser, 1915 (woodcut)
397434 The Purchaser, 1915 (woodcut) by Gill, Eric (1882-1940); 12.4x7.9 cm; Private Collection; English, out of copyright

Herbert Beerbohn Tree as Mephistopheles and Henry Ainley as Faust (colour litho)
3094031 Herbert Beerbohn Tree as Mephistopheles and Henry Ainley as Faust (colour litho) by Buchel, Charles A. (1872-1950); Private Collection; (add.info)

La tentation de Saint Antoine le Grand tourmente par les demons - Saint Anthony the Abbot Tormented by Demons
FIA5400443 La tentation de Saint Antoine le Grand tourmente par les demons - Saint Anthony the Abbot Tormented by Demons - Peinture de Joan Desi (active 1481-1520) - c

Le cauchemar d une nonne (Nightmare of a nun). Une jeune bonne soeur endormie, reve d une aventure amoureuse
FIA5369518 Le cauchemar d une nonne (Nightmare of a nun). Une jeune bonne soeur endormie, reve d une aventure amoureuse, alors que la mere superieure ouvre la porte de sa cellule

Young girl with a spy smile Painting by Santo Panario (1786-1871) 19th century Genes, Galleria d arte moderna
LRI4700091 Young girl with a spy smile Painting by Santo Panario (1786-1871) 19th century Genes, Galleria d arte moderna by Panario, Santo (1786-1871); Galleria d Arte Moderna, Musei Nervi, Genoa

La temptation Portrait of young woman (sculpture)
JEB4870982 La temptation Portrait of young woman (sculpture) by Amy, Jean Barnabe (1839-1907); 50x26x9 cm; Palais de Longchamp, Marseille, France; © Jean Bernard. All rights reserved 2022

The original sin, Byzantine mosaic, Old Testament cycle-Earthly Paradise, XII-XIII sec (mosaic)
6166360 The original sin, Byzantine mosaic, Old Testament cycle-Earthly Paradise, XII-XIII sec (mosaic) by Byzantine, (12th-13th century); Duomo (Cattedrale di Santa Maria Nuova), Monreale, Sicily

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"Temptation: A Journey through the Depths of Desire" In Briton Riviere's "Christ in the Wilderness, " we witness the ultimate test as Christ resists Satan's allure. The struggle between good and evil unfolds before our eyes, reminding us of our own battles with temptation. Just like a mouse held away from a mousetrap, we often find ourselves teetering on the edge of indulgence. The tantalizing prospect lures us closer, but will we have the strength to resist? Hieronymus Bosch's "The Garden of Earthly Delights" depicts a world filled with seductive pleasures. It serves as a cautionary tale, warning against succumbing to earthly desires that may lead us astray. Sir Gawain faces his own moment of weakness when tempted by Lady Bercilak in an attempt to challenge his virtue. Will he remain steadfast or give in to desire? In "Convent Thoughts, " we glimpse into the inner turmoil faced by those who have dedicated their lives to spiritual devotion. Even within these sacred walls, temptation finds its way in, testing their commitment. Absinthe, known as "the green fairy, " casts its spell over those seeking escape from reality. Its alluring emerald hue beckons us towards forbidden pleasure and dangerous paths. John William Waterhouse captures the longing gaze of The Lady of Shalott at Lancelot—a forbidden love that tempts her out of isolation and leads her towards tragic consequences. "The Temptation of Saint Anthony" portrays surreal visions tormenting this holy figure—an allegory for battling one's inner demons and resisting temptations that threaten our souls' sanctity. A 1940s-style Navy pin-up girl posing with a vintage Corsair aircraft embodies both desire and danger—temptations that soldiers far from home must confront while fighting for freedom during wartime.