The Temptation of St. Anthony

1561

Not on view

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.

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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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Scrapbook of Drawings and Prints, Gideon Saint British, Pen and ink, engraving and etching — Scrapbook of Drawings and Prints
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Christ's Descent into Hell, Hieronymus Bosch Netherlandish, Oil on wood — Christ's Descent into Hell
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The Round Tower, from "Carceri d'invenzione" (Imaginary Prisons), Giovanni Battista Piranesi Italian, Etching, engraving, sulphur tint or open bite, burnishing; first state of four (Robison) — The Round Tower, from "Carceri d'invenzione" (Imaginary Prisons)
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Christ on the Way to Calvary, Hieronymus Bosch Netherlandish, Engraving — Christ on the Way to Calvary
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