The Temptation of Saint Anthony (second version) (1635): Art, History and Details

The Temptation of Saint Anthony (second version) (1635) is in the Cleveland Museum of Art collection. The museum's creator attribution is Jacques Callot (French, 1592–1635).

The work and its context

The museum's open-access catalogue describes the work:

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.

Object facts

• Title: The Temptation of Saint Anthony (second version)
• Date: 1635
• Creator attribution: Jacques Callot (French, 1592–1635)
• Culture: France
• Type: Print
• Technique: etching
• Dimensions: Sheet: 35.6 x 46.3 cm (14 x 18 1/4 in.); Platemark: 31 x 45.8 cm (12 3/16 x 18 1/16 in.)
• Collection: PR - Etching
• Department: Prints
• Accession number: 2005.179

Collection credit

Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund

Further reading listed by the museum

• Langdon, Helen. Salvator Rosa Paint and Performance. London: Reaktion Books, Limited, 2022. .

View the collection record

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