Jesus is Tempted in the Wilderness: Art for Lent 1A

12th Century New Roman Mosaic of the Cathedral of the Nativity of the Most Holy Mother of God in Monreale in Sicily

Felix Jospeh Barrias, The Temptation of Christ by the Devil, 1860

James Tissot, Jesus Tempted in the Wilderness (Jésus tenté dans le désert), 1886-1894, one of 350 watercolors in his episcopal series on the life of Christ from the Bible, from the Brooklyn Museum of Art

James Tissot, Jesus Carried Up to the Pinnacle of the Temple (Jésus porté sur le pinacle du Temple), 1886-1894, from the Brooklyn Museum

James Tissot (French, 1836-1902). Jesus Transported by a Spirit onto a High Mountain (Jésus transporté par l'esprit sur une haute montagne), 1886-1894, from the Brooklyn Museum of Art

James Tissot, Jesus Ministered to by Angels (Jésus assisté par les anges), 1886-1894, from the Brooklyn Museum of Art

Ducci di Buoninsegna, detail, The Temptation of Christ, 1310

Eric Armusik, The Temptation of Christ, 2011

James B. Janknegt, The Temptation of Christ, 1990

Relevant Scripture: Matthew 4:1-11