Attributed To Mathieu Van Helmont (1623 - After 1679), The Temptation Of Saint Anthony

Attributed to Matheus van Helmont
Flemish painter
Antwerp 1623 – after 1679 Brussels
The Temptation of Saint Anthony
Oil on canvas : 64,7 X 81,5 cm
Unsigned
Frame : 78,6 X 95,5 cm

Van Helmont stepped in the footsteps of Hieronymus Bosch and of his own17th century Flemish contemporaries David Teniers II and of David Ryckaert III, painting regularly this attractive subject of Saint Anthony being temped by the Devil under very diverse forms: from monstruous creatures to a graceful nude young woman. An ascetic life as a hermit could indeed create serious hallucinations … .

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