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Saint Antoine abbé dans le désert

ca. 1435
On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in Gallery 956
Le maître de l’observance, élève du Siennois Sassetta, est surtout connu pour une série de huit scènes de la vie de saint Antoine abbé. Ce tableau d’un paysage désertique qui évoque la région montagneuse des environs de la mer Rouge, où le saint ermite vécut les dernières décennies de sa vie, souligne l’inclination de l’artiste pour une description minutieuse aux accents naturalistes. Au premier plan, saint Antoine recule devant un tas d’or (éliminé par grattage peu après la création du tableau), illustrant sa ferme résistance aux biens de ce monde.

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Titre: Saint Antoine abbé dans le désert
  • Artiste: Maître de l'observance, Italien, actif pendant le deuxième quart du XVe siècle
  • Date: v. 1435
  • Technique: Détrempe et or sur bois
  • Dimensions: 47 x 33,7 cm
  • Crédits: Collection Robert-Lehman, 1975
  • Accession Number: 1975.1.27
  • Curatorial Department: The Robert Lehman Collection

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