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San Antonio Abad en el desierto

ca. 1435
On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in Gallery 956
El Maestro de la Osservanza, discípulo del artista sienés Sassetta, es conocido sobre todo por una serie de ocho escenas de la vida de San Antonio Abad. Este paisaje desértico, que evoca la región montañosa cerca del mar Rojo donde el santo ermitaño pasó las últimas décadas de su vida, evidencia la predilección del artista por los detalles naturalistas de gran fuerza descriptiva. En primer plano, San Antonio, insensible a la seducción de los bienes terrenales, rechaza un montón de oro (raspado para recuperar el precioso metal poco tiempo después de que se pintara el cuadro).

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Título: San Antonio Abad en el desierto
  • Artista: Maestro de la Osservanza, italiano, activo en el segundo cuarto del siglo XV
  • Fecha: ca. 1435
  • Material: Temple y oro sobre tabla
  • Dimensiones: 47 x 33,7 cm
  • Crédito: Colección Robert Lehman, 1975
  • Número de inventario: 1975.1.27
  • Curatorial Department: The Robert Lehman Collection

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