Lelio Orsi
The Temptation of St. Anthony

1570s
Oil on canvas
The Getty Center

This version of the temptation is a good deal tamer than others. The diabolical tempters make their attempts on St. Anthony in the dim background, while in the bright foreground he has the comfort of the cross, his book, and a somnolent pig.

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Photographed at the Getty Center by Richard Stracke, shared under Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike license.