Temptation of St. Anthony (New Haven)
Object type | Painting |
Genre | Religious |
Date | 1594 |
Dimensions | 25.2 x 35.2 cm |
Support | Copper |
Medium | Oil |
Signature | BRUEGHEL 1594 |
Our attribution | Jan Brueghel the Elder |
Other authorities | Ertz 2008-10, #292 |
Location | New Haven, CT, United States |
Collection | Yale University Art Gallery |
Accession numbers | On loan from private collection, inv. #15.9 |
Tags | Traveling, House, Coast, Fire, Forest, Burghers, Demons, New Testament, Saint |
Figures of demons seem more Bosch-like here than in other works by Jan, eg. the pig-faced demon armed with a sword. Not same as Bosch but perhaps knowledge of a common source? Other demonic forms seem to echo Durer. Except for the woman, none of the tempters is fully human. The paint in this work is very fine.