Michelangelo Buonarroti's The Torment Of Saint Anthony
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The Torment of Saint Anthony by Michelangelo Buonarroti was painted in 1487 (15th century) and is now located in the permanent collection at the Kimbell Art Museum. The medium of this painting is oil and tempera paint on one of only four surviving panels by Michelangelo. The painting depicts demonic creatures attacking Saint Anthony while being surrounded by a very tranquil terrain. The artist’s use of lines, color, and space work together to convey the dark energy of the animal-like demons and Saint Anthony’s unperturbed resistance towards the temptation of evil. Michelangelo’s close attention to details and use of lines creates the sense of the painting being very naturalistic. The sharp and jagged lines define the artist’s scrupulous amount