Fine Art

The Calling of Saint Anthony — History & Facts

This many-sided composition represents the moment when the wealthy Anthony, standing at right, answers the priest’s call during his sermon to give away all his worldly possessions. In the right background Anthony is distributing bread to the poor. The lifelike fly on the white cap of the woman at front is an illusionistic joke by the painter.

More Artworks by Aertgen Claesz van Leyden

Jacob holds a blood-stained cloth in this etching by Aertgen Claesz van Leyden

Jakob ontvangt het bebloede kleed van Jozef

Aertgen Claesz van Leyden

The Raising of Lazarus, oil on panel by Aertgen Claesz van Leyden

The Raising of Lazarus

Aertgen Claesz van Leyden

Saint Jerome in his Study by Candlelight, oil on panel by Aertgen Claesz van Leyden

Saint Jerome in his Study by Candlelight

Aertgen Claesz van Leyden

The Raising of Lazarus, oil on panel by Aertgen Claesz van Leyden

The Raising of Lazarus

Aertgen Claesz van Leyden

The Raising of Lazarus, oil on panel by Aertgen Claesz van Leyden

The Raising of Lazarus

Aertgen Claesz van Leyden

An angel in a russet robe and golden wings gestures with a scroll, surrounded by lilies and a curious cat.

Angel Gabriel

Aertgen Claesz van Leyden

Saint John on Patmos with a young man and a mysterious woman in a lush landscape.

Saint John on Patmos

Aertgen Claesz van Leyden

A young woman in rose and emerald robes sits in a quiet interior, her hand lifted in a gesture of surprise and acceptance.

Maria

Aertgen Claesz van Leyden

A richly dressed man kneels in prayer as a serene woman leans over him, set against a luminous landscape.

Count Henry III of Nassau with the Tiburtine sibille

Aertgen Claesz van Leyden

A man in a heavy cloak gazes thoughtfully, his expression serious against a muted background.

Portrait of a Donor

Aertgen Claesz van Leyden

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More Religious Art

A triptych showing a lush garden with nude figures and animals on the left, a vibrant central panel of nude humans and fantastical creatures, and a dark, fiery hellscape with tortured figures on the right.

The Garden of Earthly Delights

Hieronymus Bosch

Father embraces his son in an etching by Rembrandt van Rijn

The Return of the Prodigal Son

Rembrandt van Rijn

A young woman in a red dress and blue mantle sits on a rock with two children, one holding a small bird, set against a landscape of hills and trees.

Madonna of the Goldfinch

Raphael

Rembrandt's 'The Crucifixion' depicts a dramatic moment in a religious context.

The Crucifixion

Rembrandt van Rijn

Rubens' depiction of Christ on the Cross with Mary, Mary Magdalene, and St John in a moment of profound grief.

Christ on the Cross with Maria, Mary Magdalene and St John

Peter Paul Rubens

A muscular female figure in an orange robe twists her body holding a massive open book above her head, with a young attendant seated behind her.

Libyan Sibyl

Michelangelo

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