San Antonio Abad en el desierto

Osservanza Master Italian

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).

Saint Anthony the Abbot in the Wilderness, Osservanza Master (Italian, Siena, active second quarter 15th century), Tempera and gold on wood

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Saint Anthony the Abbot in the Wilderness, Osservanza Master (Italian, Siena, active second quarter 15th century), Tempera and gold on wood
Saint Anthony the Abbot in the Wilderness, Osservanza Master (Italian, Siena, active second quarter 15th century), Tempera and gold on wood
Saint Anthony the Abbot in the Wilderness, Osservanza Master (Italian, Siena, active second quarter 15th century), Tempera and gold on wood
Saint Anthony the Abbot in the Wilderness, Osservanza Master (Italian, Siena, active second quarter 15th century), Tempera and gold on wood
Saint Anthony the Abbot in the Wilderness, Osservanza Master (Italian, Siena, active second quarter 15th century), Tempera and gold on wood
Saint Anthony the Abbot in the Wilderness, Osservanza Master (Italian, Siena, active second quarter 15th century), Tempera and gold on wood

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