ID: 901000811 Page link: http://vocab.getty.edu/page/ia/901000811	Record Type: Event/Narrative

	Temptation of Saint Anthony (Christian iconography)

Note: Narratives or devotional images portraying the temptations and torture of St. Anthony while on a pilgrimage in the wilderness, including beatings by the devil. The chief source of information on St. Anthony is a Greek hagiography attributed to St. Athanasius.

Names:

	Temptation of Saint Anthony (Christian iconography) (preferred,English-P,D,P)
	Torment of St. Anthony (Christian iconography) (English,U,P)
	Tentazioni di Sant'Antonio Abate (Christian iconography) (Italian-P,D,P)

Hierarchical Position:

		Legend, Religion, Mythology (P)
		....<Christian iconography> (P)
		........<Other Christian narratives> (P)
		............Life of Saint Anthony Abbot (Christian iconography) (I)
		................Temptation of Saint Anthony (Christian iconography) (P)

Related Iconography:

	actor is .... Anthony of Egypt, Saint
	..........(Legend, Religion, Mythology, Christian iconography, Christian characters, Anthony of Egypt, Saint (Christian character)) [901001255]

Other Relationships:

	culture/religion is .... Christianity
	.....(Abrahamic religions, religions (belief systems, cultures), religions and religious concepts, Associated Concepts (hierarchy name)) (AAT)

	topic is .... torture
	.....(crime (social issue), social issues, sociological concepts, social science concepts, Associated Concepts (hierarchy name)) (AAT)

	topic is .... temptation
	.....(personal life events, events (activities), Events (hierarchy name)) (AAT)

	actor is .... devil (spirit)
	.....(spirits (beings), people in religion, people in religion and related occupations, people in the humanities, people by occupation, people (agents), People (hierarchy name)) (AAT)

	location is .... desert
	.....(landforms (terrestrial), natural landscapes, landscapes (environments), Settlements and Landscapes (hierarchy name), Built Environment (hierarchy name)) (AAT)

	role/characteristic is .... narrative (literary works)
	.....(genres for literature, genres in literature and performing arts, concepts in the arts and humanities, Associated Concepts (hierarchy name)) (AAT)

Sources:

	Temptation of Saint Anthony (Christian iconography)
	................Catholic Encyclopedia [online], republished from 1913 edition (2003-)
	Torment of St. Anthony (Christian iconography)
	................Timken Museum, Moscow [online]. 2000-.
	Tentazioni di Sant'Antonio Abate (Christian iconography)
	................ICCD database (1988-)

Iconography Record Sources:

	................ Catholic Encyclopedia [online], republished from 1913 edition (2003-)
	................ Iconclass Illustrated Edition (2022-) 11H(ANTONY ABBOT)35 temptations of St. Antony Abbot
	................ Timken Museum, Moscow [online]. 2000-. http://www.timkenmuseum.org/collection/italian/torment-st-anthony
	................ National Gallery of Art, Washington D.C. [online] (2001-) http://www.nga.gov/content/ngaweb/Collection/art-object-page.41602.html
	................ RISD: Art & Design [online] (2000-) http://risdmuseum.org/art_design/objects/312_st_anthony_tormented_by_demons