page_title: Temptation of Saint Anthony in visual arts
section_title: Notable versions of the subject
hierarchical_section_title: Temptation of Saint Anthony in visual arts / Notable versions of the subject
context_page_description: The Temptation of Saint Anthony is an often-repeated subject in the history of art and literature, concerning the supernatural temptation reportedly faced by Saint Anthony the Great during his sojourn in the Egyptian desert. Anthony's temptation is first discussed by Athanasius of Alexandria, Anthony's contemporary, and from then became a popular theme in Western culture.
  The common medieval subject, included in the Golden Legend and other sources, shows Saint Anthony being tempted or assailed in the desert by demons, whose temptations he resisted; the Temptation of St Anthony is the more common name of the subject. But strictly there are at least two different episodes deriving from Athanasius's Life of St. Anthony and later versions of the life that may be represented, though all usually have this name. The most common is the temptation, by seductive women and other demonic forms, but the Martin Schongauer composition probably shows a later episode where St Anthony, normally flown about the desert supported by angels, was ambushed and attacked in mid-air by devils. Anasthasius describes another episode where the saint was attacked on the ground.
context_section_description: Saint Anthony Abbot Tempted by a Heap of Gold, Sienese, 15th-century
  The Temptation of St Anthony, a widely-circulated engraving by Martin Schongauer
  The Temptation of Saint Anthony (Michelangelo), a 15th-century painting by Michelangelo (his first), which was painted after the Schongauer engraving, in the Kimbell Museum in Ft. Worth.
  Triptych of the Temptation of St. Anthony, Hieronymus Bosch, c. 1501.
  The Temptation of St Anthony (Bosch painting), a 16th-century painting by Hieronymus Bosch or a follower, in the Prado Museum in Madrid.
  The Temptation of St Anthony, another Bosch version, in Kansas City
  Isenheim Altarpiece by Matthias Grünewald (1512-1516)
  The Temptation of St. Anthony, a 1547 painting by Pieter Huys
  The Temptation of Saint Anthony (Carracci), a 1598-1600 painting by Annibale Carracci
  The Temptation of St. Anthony, a c. 1650 work by David Teniers the Younger
  The Temptation of St. Anthony, a 1650 painting by Joos van Craesbeeck
  The Temptation of Saint Anthony, several 17th-century paintings by Mattheus van Helmont
  The Temptation of St. Antonius, an 1887 painting by Paul Cézanne
  The Temptation of St. Anthony, an 1897 painting by Lovis Corinth
  The Temptation of Saint Anthony (Ernst painting), a 1945 painting by Max Ernst
  The Temptation of St. Anthony (Dalí), a 1946 painting by Salvador Dalí
  The Temptation of St. Anthony, 1942-5, a series of paintings by Michael Ayrton
  The Temptation of St. Anthony, a 1947 painting  by Leonora Carrington
  The Temptation of Saint Anthony, a fictional modern painting featured in Kurt Vonnegut's 1973 novel Breakfast of Champions.
caption: The Temptation of St. Anthony, by Joos van Craesbeeck, c. 1650, clearly recalling the Bosch treatments.
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