Art, Symbol & Imagination
Saint Anthony Tormented by Demons: After Schongauer
Demons with mixed animal features seize the limbs and clothing of a bearded saint suspended above a rocky edge. Scales, fur, claws and long weapons crowd the central body. The composition reproduces Martin Schongauer’s Saint Anthony Tormented by Demons, an engraving of the early 1470s. Magica Sexualis captions the image The Temptation of St. Anthony, placing the famous print within its cabinet of historical illustrations.
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Martin Schongauer (original engraving). "Saint Anthony Tormented by Demons: After Schongauer" [editorial title]. In Magica Sexualis, Émile Laurent and Paul Nagour. Privately printed; publication year not printed in inspected front matter, undated edition, Falstaff Press Inc.. Source scan leaf 281. Lumitheca. /gallery/image/gallery-20261108-0105-0281
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Martin Schongauer (original engraving). Saint Anthony Tormented by Demons: After Schongauer. Magica Sexualis. Scan leaf 281. Lumitheca. https://lumitheca.com/gallery/image/gallery-20261108-0105-0281