Saint Anthony Tormented by Demons, ca. 1470

Blatt: 311 x 227 mm

Physical Description: Engraving

Inventory Number: 33744

Object Number: 33744 D

Acquisition: Acquired in 1861

Status: Can be presented in the study room of the Graphische Sammlung (special opening hours)

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About the Work

During his time as a hermit in the desert, Saint Anthony (according to legend AD 251–356) was reportedly beset by demons. Schongauer depicts him quietly submitting to the ordeal, encircled by diabolical hybrids of fantasy and inventively combined observations of nature. Anthony was the patron saint against ergotism, a widespread disease caused by fungus-infested grain. In Isenheim near Colmar, the Order of Saint Anthony ran a monastery and a hospital for persons suffering from this condition.

Work Data

Basic Information

Title: Saint Anthony Tormented by Demons

Artist

Martin Schongauer

Period Produced

15th century

Object Type

art print

Physical Description: Engraving

Material

Vergé paper

Technique

copperplate engraving

Geographic Reference

German

Label at the Time of Manufacture: Monogrammiert in der Platte unten mittig: M+S [S punziert]

Captions Added Later: Verso bezeichnet (mit Bleistift): B. 47 / ffe [?]
Verso unten links Stempel des Städelschen Kunstinstituts, Frankfurt am Main (Lugt 2356), mit zugehöriger Inventarnummer