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of the 10th century. The subject became especially popular in the late European Middle Ages, from around 1450. The century following saw the most famous depictions in book illumination, prints and paintings. These include the depictions of
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and later versions of the life that may be represented, though all usually have this name. The most common temptation is by seductive women and other demonic forms. However, the
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In 1946 the David L. Loew-Albert Lewin film production company held a contest for a painting on the theme of Saint Anthony's Temptation, with the winner to be used in the film
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was inspired by the 1874 interpretation to create three series of lithographs. The works have been compiled together in publications including a free eBook by
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and other sources, shows Saint Anthony being tempted or assailed in the desert by demons, whose temptations he resisted; the
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was duly shown in the film. However, the most well-known of these paintings is a failed contestant,
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is an often-repeated subject in the history of art and literature, concerning the supernatural
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during his sojourn in the Egyptian desert. Anthony's temptation is first discussed by
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The earliest work to depict Saint Anthony being assaulted by demons is a
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In the modern era the theme has been treated by the Spanish painter
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The Temptations of Saint Anthony / Las tentaciones de San Antonio
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depicting the Temptation of St. Anthony, 1512-1516 (oil on panel)
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The Temptation of Saint Anthony by Joos van Craesbeeck
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Index

The Temptation of St. Anthony

Matthias GrĂĽnewald
Isenheim Altarpiece
temptation
Saint Anthony the Great
Athanasius of Alexandria
Golden Legend
Athanasius's Life of St. Anthony
Martin Schongauer
Michelangelo
angels
devils

The Temptation of Saint Anthony
Michelangelo
Martin Schongauer
wall painting
Santa Maria Antiqua
Martin Schöngauer
Hieronymus Bosch
Matthias GrĂĽnewald
Salvador DalĂ­
French
Gustave Flaubert
The Temptation of Saint Anthony
Odilon Redon
Project Gutenberg
The Private Affairs of Bel Ami
Max Ernst

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