The Getty Research Institute
Research Home Tools Cutural Objects Names Authority Iconography
Cultural Objects Names Authority  Cultural Objects Names Authority® Iconography Display
New Search Previous Page Help
ID: 901001255
Page link: http://vocab.getty.edu/page/ia/901001255
Record Type: Character/Person

Anthony of Egypt, Saint (Christian character)

Note: The chief source of information on St. Anthony is a Greek hagiography attributed to St. Athanasius; much of the legend may be invented, but the person is thought to have existed.The earliest original writings in Coptic language were the letters by St. Anthony. He was a hermit monk who retreated to a remote mountain in the inner desert southeast of the Nile Delta. He counseled other monks, acolytes, clergymen, and villagers.

Display Date: ca. 250-355/356

Names:
Anthony of Egypt, Saint (Christian character) (preferred,English-P,D,N)
Saint Anthony of Egypt (Christian character) (English,A,N)
St. Anthony of Egypt (Christian character) (English,U,N)
Anthony Abbot, Saint (Christian character) (English,U,N)
Anthony, the Great, Saint (Christian character) (English,U,N)
Anthony, the Hermit, Saint (Christian character) (English,U,N)
Sant'Antonio Abate (Christian character) (Italian-P,D,N)
Antonio, Saint, Abbot (Christian character) (undetermined,U,N)
Antoine, le Grand, Saint (Christian character) (French-P,D,N)
Antonius, der Eremit (Christian character) (German-P,D,N)
Antonius Magnus (Christian character) (Latin-P,D,N)
Qiddīs Anṭūnīyūs (Christian character) (Arabic (transliterated)-P,D,N)
قديس مصر أنطونيوس (Christian character) (Arabic-P,D,N)

Hierarchical Position:
Legend, Religion, Mythology (P)
....<Christian iconography> (P)
........<Christian characters> (P)
............Anthony of Egypt, Saint (Christian character) (P)
Related Iconography:
is actor for .... Life of Saint Anthony Abbot
..........(Legend, Religion, Mythology, Christian iconography, Other Christian narratives, Life of Saint Anthony Abbot (Christian iconography)) [901001174]
is actor for .... Saint Anthony Abbot Visiting Saint Paul
..........(Legend, Religion, Mythology, Christian iconography, Other Christian narratives, Life of Saint Anthony Abbot (Christian iconography), Saint Anthony Abbot Visiting Saint Paul (Christian iconography)) [901001179]
is actor for .... Temptation of Saint Anthony
..........(Legend, Religion, Mythology, Christian iconography, Other Christian narratives, Life of Saint Anthony Abbot (Christian iconography), Temptation of Saint Anthony (Christian iconography)) [901000811]

Other Relationships:
identified as .... Anthony Abbot, Saint (Egyptian monk, hermit, ca. 250-355/356)
.....(Non-Artists) (ULAN)

Sources:
Anthony of Egypt, Saint (Christian character)
................Library of Congress Authorities online (2002-) n 50030399
................Catholic Encyclopedia [online], republished from 1913 edition (2003-)
Saint Anthony of Egypt (Christian character)
................Encyclopedia Britannica Online (2002-) accessed 21 May 2012
St. Anthony of Egypt (Christian character)
................Catholic Encyclopedia [online], republished from 1913 edition (2003-)
Anthony Abbot, Saint (Christian character)
................Library of Congress Authorities online (2002-)
Anthony, the Great, Saint (Christian character)
................Library of Congress Authorities online (2002-)
Anthony, the Hermit, Saint (Christian character)
................Library of Congress Authorities online (2002-)
Sant'Antonio Abate (Christian character)
................ICCD database (1988-)
Antonio, Saint, Abbot (Christian character)
................Catholic Encyclopedia [online], republished from 1913 edition (2003-)
Antoine, le Grand, Saint (Christian character)
................Library of Congress Authorities online (2002-)
Antonius, der Eremit (Christian character)
................Library of Congress Authorities online (2002-)
Antonius Magnus (Christian character)
................Library of Congress Authorities online (2002-)
Qiddīs Anṭūnīyūs (Christian character)
................Library of Congress Authorities online (2002-)
قديس مصر أنطونيوس (Christian character)
................Library of Congress Authorities online (2002-)
Iconography Record Sources:
................ Encyclopedia Britannica Online (2002-) accessed 21 May 2012
................ Iconclass Illustrated Edition (2022-) 11H(ANTONY ABBOT) the hermit Antony Abbot (Antonius Abbas) of Egypt, also called the Great
................ Catholic Encyclopedia [online], republished from 1913 edition (2003-)
................ Source for image https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anthony_the_Great#/media/File:StAnthony.jpg
................ Metropolitan Museum of Art [online] (2001-) http://www.metmuseum.org/collection/the-collection-online/search/467927
................ RISD: Art & Design [online] (2000-) http://risdmuseum.org/art_design/objects/301_st_anthony_abbot_enthroned

New Search

Back to Top
The J. Paul Getty Trust
The J. Paul Getty Trust