The Temptation of St Anthony
Relief
1500-1550 (made)
1500-1550 (made)
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This group shows at the back four diabolic figures, three with beaked visages attired partly as soldiery bearing the prostrate figure of a bearded man attired in flowing headdress, cape and long robe. Below, kneeling and crouching are four diabolic figures, one with wings, in grotesque animal form.
It was formerly thought to be a representation of 'Faust borne to Hell by Devils'. But the relief is in fact St Anthony. It closely corresponds with the description of his bearing away by devils in Caxton's 'Voragine's Golden Legend' (Legenda Aurea).
It was formerly thought to be a representation of 'Faust borne to Hell by Devils'. But the relief is in fact St Anthony. It closely corresponds with the description of his bearing away by devils in Caxton's 'Voragine's Golden Legend' (Legenda Aurea).
Object details
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| Parts | This object consists of 3 parts. (Some alternative part names are also shown below)
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| Materials and techniques | Oak carved in deep relief |
| Brief description | Group, carved oak, St. Anthony the Abbot Tormented by Devils, North German or Netherlandish, ca. 1500-1550 |
| Physical description | This group shows at the back four diabolic figures, three with beaked visages attired partly as soldiery bearing the prostrate figure of a bearded man attired in flowing headdress, cape and long robe. Below, kneeling and crouching are four diabolic figures, one with wings, in grotesque animal form. |
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| Object history | Given by Mr. Alfred Copleston, Devon, in 1951. He purchased the object from a dealer in Sheffield, and was thought by him to have been in a country house in Sheffield. Historical significance: It was formerly thought to be a representation of Faust borne to Hell by Devils. But the relief is in fact St Anthony. It closely corresponds with the description of his bearing away by devils in Caxton's 'Voragine's Golden Legend'. |
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| Summary | This group shows at the back four diabolic figures, three with beaked visages attired partly as soldiery bearing the prostrate figure of a bearded man attired in flowing headdress, cape and long robe. Below, kneeling and crouching are four diabolic figures, one with wings, in grotesque animal form. It was formerly thought to be a representation of 'Faust borne to Hell by Devils'. But the relief is in fact St Anthony. It closely corresponds with the description of his bearing away by devils in Caxton's 'Voragine's Golden Legend' (Legenda Aurea). |
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| Accession number | W.23:1-1951 |
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| Record created | June 24, 2009 |
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