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''The Temptation of Saint Anthony'' or ''The Torment of Saint Anthony'' is a c. 1521-1525 oil on panel painting by
''The Temptation of Saint Anthony'' or ''The Torment of Saint Anthony'' is a c. 1521-1525 oil on panel painting by Giovanni Girolamo Savoldo
Giovanni Girolamo Savoldo, also called Girolamo da Brescia (c. 1480–1485 – after 1548), was an Italian High Renaissance painter active mostly in Venice, although he also worked in other cities in northern Italy. He is noted for his subtle use ...
, now in the Timken Museum of Art
The Timken Museum of Art is a fine art museum, established in 1965 and located at 1500 El Prado in Balboa Park in San Diego, California, close to the San Diego Museum of Art.
History
The groundwork for the museum was laid in 1951 when Walter ...
in San Diego
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. It may relate to the same artist's '' The Temptation of Saint Jerome'' on a similar theme.
Originally produced for a private studiolo
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, it is a homage to the work of Hieronymus Bosch
Hieronymus Bosch (, ; born Jheronimus van Aken ; – 9 August 1516) was a Dutch/Netherlandish painter from Brabant. He is one of the most notable representatives of the Early Netherlandish painting school. His work, generally oil on oa ...
, which Savoldo would have seen in cardinal Domenico Grimani
Domenico Grimani (19 February 1461 – 27 August 1523) was an Italian nobleman, theologian and cardinal. Like most noble churchman of his era Grimani was an ecclesiastical pluralist, holding numerous posts and benefices. Desiderius Erasmus d ...
's collection in Venice. From Bosch's ''The Hermit Saints
''The Hermit Saints'' is a religious oil on panel painting displayed as a triptych, meaning it is one whole painting composed of three separate scenes. This artwork was made by the Renaissance artist Hieronymus Bosch, dating from 1493. The entiret ...
'' he draws the motif of the saint fleeing to the left away from demons in a rocky infernal landscape on the right.
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