There is so much to the story. This is not the more famous Saint Anthony of Padua, but an earlier Saint Anthony who was born to a wealthy Egyptian family, and gave that all up to go live in the desert. He is considered the father of monasticism. He faced many temptations, not just a pile of gold! But my favorite line from the story is when he realized that the world is full of “snares and tricks.” Ain’t that the truth!
A tiny painting, but one of my favorites in the whole MFAH collection. So blessed that it's only four blocks away, so I can see it without flying all the way to Florence! (Though being in Florence wouldn't be so bad, of course. But the "flying" part ...)
With my 100-word limit, I couldn’t get into how great Fra Angelico is, how he pushed painting from the flat medieval style towards this dramatic naturalism. I love his work! Glad we have this tiny piece of his in the collection. My image that included the wonderful frame had a dark shadow so I didn’t use it, but FYI: the frame on it really ties the room together, as The Dude would say.
I watched the movie “Leprechaun” in college, so I know that Anthony chose wisely.
Thank you, I loved this....and I think you tell the story maybe even better than the art. Ah, the story...we need the stories! Thank you...
There is so much to the story. This is not the more famous Saint Anthony of Padua, but an earlier Saint Anthony who was born to a wealthy Egyptian family, and gave that all up to go live in the desert. He is considered the father of monasticism. He faced many temptations, not just a pile of gold! But my favorite line from the story is when he realized that the world is full of “snares and tricks.” Ain’t that the truth!
A tiny painting, but one of my favorites in the whole MFAH collection. So blessed that it's only four blocks away, so I can see it without flying all the way to Florence! (Though being in Florence wouldn't be so bad, of course. But the "flying" part ...)
With my 100-word limit, I couldn’t get into how great Fra Angelico is, how he pushed painting from the flat medieval style towards this dramatic naturalism. I love his work! Glad we have this tiny piece of his in the collection. My image that included the wonderful frame had a dark shadow so I didn’t use it, but FYI: the frame on it really ties the room together, as The Dude would say.