tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7589105760911453392.post539432548862546737..comments2024-03-25T03:15:21.061-07:00Comments on Art Contrarian: Sex and Sanctity: The Temptation of St. Anthony - 1Donald Pittengerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11307228686847434740noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7589105760911453392.post-28439891973694416552012-03-29T09:03:12.763-07:002012-03-29T09:03:12.763-07:00Anthony -- I see the difference. Close enough tha...Anthony -- I see the difference. Close enough that one couldn't tell without a side-by-side comparison. Plus, it's been several years since I saw the original, and memory of details does fade.<br /><br />I appreciate the heads-up. Since the post is now fairly old, I'll leave it to this comment thread to document the problem.Donald Pittengerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11307228686847434740noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7589105760911453392.post-18738671791240340322012-03-29T08:50:23.970-07:002012-03-29T08:50:23.970-07:00Donald,
Domenico Morelli's Saint Anthony is al...Donald,<br />Domenico Morelli's Saint Anthony is also my favorite of all the versions I've seen. However the illustration you provide is not of Morelli's painting but is a photographer's re-staging of the painting. I've come across this sort of thing before with other artists' works, including those of Akseli Gallen-Kallela. See Wikipedia.org for a view of Morelli's Saint Anthony.Anthony Watkinsnoreply@blogger.com