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Angels Ministering to Christ in the Wilderness by Thomas Cole Rustic Wood Plaque

This rustic wood plaque featuring Angels Ministering to Christ in the Wilderness by Thomas Cole comes from trees grown and harvested in Ohio and is 100% made in the U.S.A. Each solid wood plaque is hewn and joined together by the hands of our Steubenville woodworkers then digitally printed with hi-tech inks that slowly stain and permeate the wood with a scratch-free work of art.

Because these rustic plaques are made from real, solid wood, each piece may have minor cracks, knots, and other imperfections that add character and authenticity. As unique as human fingerprints, no two plaques are alike.

Smaller sizes of plaques are cut from single boards, while larger sizes are made up of several boards joined together.

This image by Thomas Cole depicts the scene in Matthew's Gospel following Jesus' 40 days of fasting in the desert and his victorious battle of the wills over Satan, after which the Evangelist records "behold, angels came and ministered to him."

Thomas Cole was born in Bolton, Lancashire, England, in 1801. His family emigrated to Steubenville, Ohio in 1818 where he first began to paint, inspired by the majestic beauty of the Ohio River and the then-untamed American landscape. In 1825, he moved to New York City where he helped found the National Academy of Design. He settled on Cedar Grove, a farm in Catskill, New York, where he married and had five children. Thomas Cole is most well known for his landscape paintings, but dabbled in historical and religious subjects as well, as seen in this inspiring work.