Jesus was then led away by the spirit , 1969
Record number
cm001070
Title
Jesus was then led away by the spirit
Date
1969
Medium
conté
Support
paper
Dimensions
1600 x 547 mm (s)
Inscriptions
Matthew 4 (conté crayon, b.l.); McCahon Sept 25 / '69 (conté crayon, b.r.)
Collection
Extended inscriptions
Jesus was then led away / by the spirit into the / wilderness to be tempted / by the devil for forty / days and nights then / the devil left him and / angels appeared
Exhibition history
1969 Written paintings and drawings: Colin McCahon
Barry Lett Galleries
Auckland
6/10/1969 - 17/10/1969
Notes
The text is Matthew 4:2 & 11, from the New English Bible.