The Temptation of Saint Anthony

La Tentation de saint Antoine

The Temptation of Saint Anthony

Paul Cézanne · 1877

Musée d'Orsay

Paris, France

About this painting

Cézanne returned to the theme of Saint Anthony's torment several times; here a winged demon and a reclining nude embody the temptations besetting the saint in a scene of dreamlike turmoil.

Painting Details

Medium

Oil on canvas

Dimensions

47 × 56 cm (18.5 × 22 in)

Painted at

Aix-en-Provence, France

Current location

Musée d'Orsay, Paris

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