The Temptation of St. Anthony
In the Temptation of St. Anthony, the saint kneels under a lean-to on the right while a wild, monster-filled scene takes place before him.
While the inscription at the bottom center of the print states HIERONIMVS BOS INVE, normally meant to indicate that Hieronymus Bosch was the designer of the image, this scene, produced long after the artist's death, is loosely based on Hieronymus Bosch's painted triptych of the same subject in Lisbon (Museum de Arte Antiga). Hieronymus Cock, the publisher of the print, produced numerous prints after Bosch at a time when the artist's name and imagery was still very popular, given the many paintings and prints created at the time that reproduced or spun off his imagery.
While the inscription at the bottom center of the print states HIERONIMVS BOS INVE, normally meant to indicate that Hieronymus Bosch was the designer of the image, this scene, produced long after the artist's death, is loosely based on Hieronymus Bosch's painted triptych of the same subject in Lisbon (Museum de Arte Antiga). Hieronymus Cock, the publisher of the print, produced numerous prints after Bosch at a time when the artist's name and imagery was still very popular, given the many paintings and prints created at the time that reproduced or spun off his imagery.
Artwork Details
- Title: The Temptation of St. Anthony
- Artist: After Hieronymus Bosch (Netherlandish, ’s Hertogenbosch ca. 1450–1516 ’s Hertogenbosch)
- Artist: Johannes van Doetecum I (Netherlandish, 1528/32–1605)
- Artist: Lucas van Doetecum (Netherlandish, active 1554–72, died before 1589)
- Publisher: Hieronymus Cock (Netherlandish, Antwerp ca. 1510–1570 Antwerp)
- Date: 1561
- Medium: Etching and engraving
- Dimensions: Sheet: 13 1/8 × 16 15/16 in. (33.3 × 43 cm)
- Classification: Prints
- Credit Line: Gift of Martha Feltenstein, in celebration of the Museum's 150th Anniversary, 2019
- Object Number: 2019.463.1
- Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints
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