The Temptation of Saint Antony, Jacques Callot | Mia

The Temptation of Saint Antony, Jacques Callot — The Temptation of Saint Antony, 1635
Jacques Callot
Etching
The William M. Ladd Collection Gift of Herschel V. Jones, 1916 P.1,352
Not on View
Saint Antony was a hermit whose ascetic lifestyle sometimes led to demonic and erotic hallucinations, which is the unfortunate situation he faces here. While he cowers in a shallow cave on the right, a magnificent devil torments him by hurling snakes, grotesque reptiles, and fire at him. This decidedly theatrical print may have its roots in Jacques Callot's early commission etching the extravagant pageants staged by the vain Cosimo II de' Medici. But it may also reflect another fact of Callot's life: Saint Antony was the patron of plague sufferers, and the artist's father had died of the plague a few years before this print was made.

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Title: The Temptation of Saint Antony
Dated: 1635
Artist: Jacques Callot
Nationality: French
Artist Life: 1592–1635
Role: Artist
Gallery: Not on View
Department: European Art
Dimension: 14 x 18 5/16 in. (35.56 x 46.51 cm) (plate)14 3/16 x 18 1/8 in. (36.04 x 46.04 cm) (sheet)
Credit: The William M. Ladd Collection Gift of Herschel V. Jones, 1916
Accession Number: P.1,352
Medium: Etching
Country: France
Century: 17th century
Provenance: William M. Ladd
Rights: Public Domain
Classification: Prints
Catalogue Raisonne: Lieure 1416 v/v; Meaume 139 iii/iv; Russell 139
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