Die Versuchung des Heiligen Antonius

Title

Die Versuchung des Heiligen Antonius

Draughtsman

• Ludwig Bornträger

Period Produced

• 19th century

Object Type

• drawing

Material

• graphite-clay mixture
• ink?
• Indian ink?
• paper

Technique

• pencil drawing
• washing

Geographic Reference

• German

Production Reason

• Pictorial drawing

Label at the Time of Manufacture

Nicht bezeichnet

Captions Added Later

Verso bezeichnet: Ludwig Borntraeger geb. Koenigsberg gest. Pisa – aus dem Nachlass Victor Müller
Verso Stempel der Städtischen Galerie, Frankfurt am Main (Lugt 2371c)

Watermark

• Nicht vorhanden

Institution

• Städel Museum

Administration

• Department of Prints and Drawings

Collection

• Städtische Galerie

Creditline

Städel Museum, Frankfurt am Main

Picture Copyright

Public Domain

Genre

• nude
• interior
• historical narration
• depiction of a saint

Persons Shown

• Saint Anthony Abbot

Associated Persons and Institutions

• Athanasius Alexandrinus

Illustrated Passage

• Athanasius: Vita Antonii

Primary

• 11H(ANTONY ABBOT)352 the erotic visions of St. Antony Abbot: he is tempted by (naked) women, but drives them off by praying, or by showing them a crucifix