Torment of Saint Anthony
Artist: Michelangelo Buonarroti
Year Composed: 1487
Artistic Movement: Renaissance
Nationality: Italy
Floor Found in Château: Second Floor
Year Composed: 1487
Artistic Movement: Renaissance
Nationality: Italy
Floor Found in Château: Second Floor
About the Artwork
Also known as the Temptation of Saint Anthony, Michelangelo Buonarroti's Torment of Saint Anthony is one of the artist's earliest paintings of his career. Depicting the scene of the life of Saint Anthony when he was tormented and tried by demons while traveling through the desert, Michelangelo shows the saint airborne and surrounded by the attacking demons. The painting was originally attributed to Michelangelo's master at the time, Domenico Ghirlandaio. However, a note by one of the first art historians, Giorgio Vasari, helped to identify not as Ghirlandaio's piece, but by his apprentice, Michelangelo.
About the Artist
Michelangelo Buonarroti, or better known just as Michelangelo, was born in Caprese within the Florentine Republic. Given the nickname of Il Divino (or the Divine One), Michelangelo was known as a master sculptor, painter, architect, and poet of the Italian Renaissance. He is widely known for several works of art, which range from his Sistine Chapel Ceiling (1508-1512), Pieta (1498-1499), David (1501-1504), Last Judgment (1534-1541), and the Saint Peter's Basilica (1545-1564). These are just a few of the immense variety of works completed by Michelangelo that hold such influence and inspiration throughout the world of art and art history.
About the Movement
Torment of Saint Anthony was composed in the Renaissance Age of art. The Renaissance Age was a time, mostly known throughout Europe, that occurred during the 14th and 17th Centuries (or between the 1300s and 1600s). It lies between the Middle Ages and the Baroque Age. Literally meaning "rebirth", the Renaissance was a rebirth of Classical antiquity, allowing artists, writers, poets, scholars, scientists, and philosophers to study and pay homage to their ancient ancestors. During this time, artists were known for painting and sculpting works of Greco-Roman mythology or narratives from the Bible that showcased both cultural themes as well as themes of Christianity. Some of the most famous Renaissance artists included Michelangelo Buonarroti, Leonardo da Vinci, Raphael Sanzio, and Tiziano Vecello (better known as Titian).
Location of Original Work of Art: Kimbell Art Museum, Fort Worth, Texas, United States of America
Also known as the Temptation of Saint Anthony, Michelangelo Buonarroti's Torment of Saint Anthony is one of the artist's earliest paintings of his career. Depicting the scene of the life of Saint Anthony when he was tormented and tried by demons while traveling through the desert, Michelangelo shows the saint airborne and surrounded by the attacking demons. The painting was originally attributed to Michelangelo's master at the time, Domenico Ghirlandaio. However, a note by one of the first art historians, Giorgio Vasari, helped to identify not as Ghirlandaio's piece, but by his apprentice, Michelangelo.
About the Artist
Michelangelo Buonarroti, or better known just as Michelangelo, was born in Caprese within the Florentine Republic. Given the nickname of Il Divino (or the Divine One), Michelangelo was known as a master sculptor, painter, architect, and poet of the Italian Renaissance. He is widely known for several works of art, which range from his Sistine Chapel Ceiling (1508-1512), Pieta (1498-1499), David (1501-1504), Last Judgment (1534-1541), and the Saint Peter's Basilica (1545-1564). These are just a few of the immense variety of works completed by Michelangelo that hold such influence and inspiration throughout the world of art and art history.
About the Movement
Torment of Saint Anthony was composed in the Renaissance Age of art. The Renaissance Age was a time, mostly known throughout Europe, that occurred during the 14th and 17th Centuries (or between the 1300s and 1600s). It lies between the Middle Ages and the Baroque Age. Literally meaning "rebirth", the Renaissance was a rebirth of Classical antiquity, allowing artists, writers, poets, scholars, scientists, and philosophers to study and pay homage to their ancient ancestors. During this time, artists were known for painting and sculpting works of Greco-Roman mythology or narratives from the Bible that showcased both cultural themes as well as themes of Christianity. Some of the most famous Renaissance artists included Michelangelo Buonarroti, Leonardo da Vinci, Raphael Sanzio, and Tiziano Vecello (better known as Titian).
Location of Original Work of Art: Kimbell Art Museum, Fort Worth, Texas, United States of America