In the mid-1850s Hunt travelled to the Holy Land in search of accurate topographical and ethnographical material for further religious works , and to `` use my powers to make more tangible Jesus Christ 's history and teaching '' ; there he painted `` The Scapegoat '' , `` The Finding of the Saviour in the Temple '' and `` The Shadow of Death '' , along with many landscapes of the region .
In the mid-1850s Hunt travelled to the Holy Land in search of material for more religious works , and to `` use my powers to make more tangible Jesus Christ 's history and teaching '' . there he painted `` The Scapegoat '' , `` The Finding of the Saviour in the Temple '' and `` The Shadow of Death '' , along with many landscapes of the region .