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Johann Theodor de Bry — The Temptation of Saint Anthony, plate 16 from the Emblemata Secularia

Johann Theodor de Bry

The Temptation of Saint Anthony, plate 16 from the Emblemata Secularia

1581

Created as part of a moralizing emblem series, this engraving combines religious narrative with the precise linear technique characteristic of late 16th-century Northern European printmaking.

Medium
Engraving in black on ivory laid paper
Dimensions

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Johann Theodor de Bry, The Temptation of Saint Anthony, plate 16 from the Emblemata Secularia, 1581

Created as part of a moralizing emblem series, this engraving combines religious narrative with the precise linear technique characteristic of late 16th-century Northern European printmaking.

Medium
Engraving in black on ivory laid paper
Dimensions
8.1 x 10.5 cm
Year
1581
Seen at
Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago, IL

Related themes

Symbolic, Figure, Spiritual, Religious, Allegorical, Narrative, German, Engraving, Black and White, Renaissance

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