Die Versuchung des Heiligen Antonius

Title

Die Versuchung des Heiligen Antonius

Draughtsman

• Guercino (Giovanni Francesco Barbieri)

Period Produced

• 17th century

School

• early Baroque

Object Type

• drawing

Material

• ink?
• Indian ink?
• Vergé paper
• handmade paper

Technique

• pen drawing
• brush drawing

Geographic Reference

• Bolognese

Production Reason

• composition study
• light study

Captions Added Later

Unten rechts bezeichnet (mit Feder in Schwarz): 45
Verso des aufgezogenen Papiers unten mittig Stempel des STÆDELSCHEN KUNSTINSTITUT Frankfurt am Main mit der dazugehörigen Inventarnummer in Bleistift: SI 3924 (Lugt 2356)

Watermark

• Nicht geprüft

Institution

• Städel Museum

Administration

• Department of Prints and Drawings

Collection

• Städelsches Kunstinstitut

Creditline

Städel Museum, Frankfurt am Main

Picture Copyright

Public Domain

Genre

• 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