1893
From the collection of Cleveland Museum of Art
Dominant colour
Temptation of St. Anthony is a 1893 by Henri Fantin-Latour, a Impressionism work, held at Cleveland Museum of Art.
This sketch shows a man sitting alone in a dark, tangled forest. He’s hunched over, holding his head in his hands, while strange, shadowy shapes loom around him—some look like animals, others like twisted figures. The lines are rough and smudged, making everything feel restless and unsettled. The scene comes from a story about a saint tested by illusions. The artist used quick, sketchy strokes to make the scene feel chaotic and dreamlike. Next, look up chiaroscuro to see how artists use light and dark to create drama.
Ignace Henri Jean Theodore Fantin-Latour (French pronunciation: ; 14 January 1836 – 25 August 1904) was a French painter and lithographer best known for his flower paintings and group portraits of Parisian artists and writers.
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