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St. Anthony

St. Anthony

Artist/Maker (German, 1471–1528)
Date1519
MediumEngraving
DimensionsImage/Sheet: 3 13/16 × 5 9/16 in. (9.7 × 14.1 cm)
Credit LineGift of the Max Kade Foundation
Object number1968.76
Status
Not on view
More Information
Saint Anthony the hermit (251- ca. 356) is known as one of the founders of Christian monasticism. He is shown here with two of his attributes, a bell and a T-shaped staff. At a young age, Anthony secluded himself in the desert, where he faced and overcame temptation by the devil. Though he is typically pictured in the desert, in this print Dürer represents Anthony seated at the outskirts of a town, the outline of which mirrors the saint's hunched pose, as he leans over, absorbed in his reading.
Exhibition History
Prints by Albrecht Durer
  • Allen Memorial Art Museum, Oberlin, OH (April 3, 1971 - May 5, 1971 )
Durer's Cities: Nuremberg and Venice
  • University of Michigan Museum of Art, Ann Arbor, MI (September 19, 1971 - October 17, 1971 )
Printing Practice: Religious Prints from the Renaissance
  • Allen Memorial Art Museum, Oberlin, OH (September 6, 2012 - December 23, 2012 )
Albrecht Dürer, Printmaker: Observation, Imitation, and Invention
  • Allen Memorial Art Museum, Oberlin, OH (September 24, 2024 - January 18, 2025 )
Collections
  • European
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