Jacques Callot, The Temptation of Saint Anthony (second version)
Wade Fund, 2005.179 · The Cleveland Museum of Art, Open Access (CC0)View original →
Jacques Callot

The Temptation of Saint Anthony (second version)

1635

Current Collection

Cleveland Museum of Art

Cleveland, United States

Medium
etching
Dimensions
35.6 × 46.3 cm
Status
In Museum Collection
Collect24 Art ID
C24-218687

The Witches' Sabbath was said to be the meeting of sinister forces for devil worship through dancing, feasting, or sacrifices. In depicting this orgy of bodies and monsters, artists often borrowed from religious imagery. Numerous Renaissance images provided Jacques Callot with a litany of fantastic creatures for his widely influential Temptation of Saint Anthony, depicting the steadfast saint as he endures the mental and spiritual tortures of hell.

Provenance

Wade Fund, 2005.179

Registry history

  • 1635 — Recorded in the collection of Cleveland Museum of Art — prints

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