The Temptation of St. Anthony

La Tentation de saint Antoine

The Temptation of St. Anthony

Paul Cézanne · 1870

Foundation E.G. Bührle Collection

Zurich, Switzerland

About this painting

A dark, imaginative fantasy from Cézanne's early Romantic period, depicting the biblical saint besieged by demons and temptresses conjured from swirling, expressive brushwork.

Painting Details

Medium

Oil on canvas

Dimensions

57 × 76 cm (22.4 × 29.9 in)

Painted at

Aix-en-Provence, France

Current location

Foundation E.G. Bührle Collection, Zurich

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