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St. Anthony Tormented by Demons

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Adriana Bourgeois St. Anthony Tormented by Demons Martin Schongauer

Martin Schongauer German painter and engraver Known as Bel Martino and Martino dAnversa throughout Italy Learned engraving from his father, who was a goldsmith Only a few of his paintings survived, the most popular being Madonna in the Rose Garden Michelangelo copied one his engravings called the Trial of St. Anthony Depicted volume by means of cross-hatching (lines going in two different directions) First engraving to curve parallel lines

St. Anthony Tormented by Demons Located in the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City Revolutionary depiction of texture Depicts surfaces rather than underlying structures St. Anthony Egyptian monk Faced a series of supernatural temptations during his pilgrimage through the forest Had a dream he was lifted into the air and tormented by demons Martin Schongauer, Hieronymus Bosch, Dorothea Tanning, Max Ernst, Leonora Carrington and Salvador Dal, have all depicted these events in his life.