Saint Anthony the Abbot in the Wilderness
The Met
Artist: Osservanza Master(Italian, Siena, active second quarter 15th century)
Date: ca. 1435
Department: Robert Lehman Collection
Classification: Paintings
Medium: Tempera and gold on wood
Dimensions: Overall: 18 3/4 × 13 5/8 in. (47.6 × 34.6 cm)
Credit Line: Robert Lehman Collection, 1975
Visual Descriptions
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Brief Description
A bearded man with a halo stands on a path in a barren landscape with distant buildings
Detailed Description
The vertical rectangular painting depicts a barren, hilly landscape under a dramatic sky, with a prominent figure in the foreground. In the lower right, a man with a long white beard and hair stands on a dirt path. He wears a dark brown tunic and a lighter purple-brown cloak, and a golden halo encircles his head. He holds a light brown staff in his right hand and raises his left hand with an open palm. The path, light brown with scattered white stones, winds diagonally from the lower left corner towards the upper right. Numerous dark, leafless trees with gnarled branches are positioned along and beside the path, particularly on the left side. A small white rabbit sits at the base of a tree in the lower left. Further up the path, a brown animal lies on the ground, and another brown animal walks on the hill to the right of the path. The landscape features rolling hills in shades of green and brown. On the right, a pink-orange building with a pointed steeple and a red roof is situated on a hill. To its left, a dark, ruined castle tower stands on another distant hill. In the far distance, a small white boat with a mast floats on a body of water. The upper portion of the painting shows a sky filled with horizontal bands of dark gray, orange, and pink clouds. Two dark, bird-like shapes fly in the upper left corner.
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