Saint Anthony Abbot
1440
tempera
From the collection of Art Institute of Chicago
1440
tempera
From the collection of Art Institute of Chicago
Saint Anthony Abbot is a 1440 tempera by Fra Angelico, a Early Renaissance work, held at Art Institute of Chicago.
This painting shows Saint Anthony Abbot, a bearded man in simple robes. He's standing in a quiet space with a staff in one hand. The artist put a lot of detail into the saint's clothing and the background, which is pretty simple but still interesting - for example, the saint's robes have intricate folds. The painting was part of a bigger work, an altarpiece, made for a church in Florence. This altarpiece was very important and had many panels with different saints and figures. To learn more about the artist who created this work, look up the technique: tempera.
