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- The Torment of Saint Anthony
- Artist: Michelangelo BuonarrotiNew York Times: By the Hand of a Very Young Master? (May 13, 2009)
- Painted in 1487 or 1488, when Michelangelo was only 12 or 13 years oldNew York Times: By the Hand of a Very Young Master? (May 13, 2009)
- Medium: Oil and tempera on poplar panel
- Size: 18 1/2 by 13 1/4 inches
- Purchased for an undisclosed amount by the Kimbell Art Museum in Fort Worth, Texas in 2009New York Times: By the Hand of a Very Young Master? (May 13, 2009)
- The Metropolitan Museum of Art was also in the market for the painting, but were unable to afford itNew York Times: By the Hand of a Very Young Master? (May 13, 2009)
- The Kimbell Art Museum has agreed to let the Metropolitan Museum of Art display the painting over the summer of 2009New York Times: By the Hand of a Very Young Master? (May 13, 2009)
- The Torment of Saint Anthony will be sent back to the Kimball Art Museum in the fall of 2009New York Times: By the Hand of a Very Young Master? (May 13, 2009)
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The Torment of Saint Anthony is an oil and tempera painting believed to be painted by the Italian Renaissance artist Michelangelo in 1487 or 1488, when he was only 12 or 13 years old. The painting is only one of four easel paintings known to be painted by Michelangelo. In 2009, The Torment of Saint Anthony was purchased by the Kimbell Art Museum in Fort Worth, Texas and will be the only painting by Michelangelo to be housed in the permanent collection of a United States museum.Dallas Morning News: Kimbell Art Museum in Fort Worth buys early Michelangelo (May 13, 2009)
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The Torment of Saint Anthony
In the painting The Torment of Saint Anthony, St. Anthony is depicted as a perturbed older gentleman surrounded by small monsters and demons who are clinging to him. The mass of St. Anthony and his tormentors float high above the landscape.Dallas Morning News: Kimbell Art Museum in Fort Worth buys early Michelangelo (May 13, 2009) -
The Torment of Saint Anthony Timeline
- 1487 to 1488: Painting created
- 1830s: Galleria Scorzi, Pisa
- 1837: Owned by Baron Henri-Joseph-Francois de Triqueti. Inherited by his daughter Mrs. Lee-Childe, Baroness de Triqueti
- 1886: Put up for sale in Paris, but did not sell. Given to Sir Paul Harvey by Mr. Lee-Childe and passed along through inheritance
- 1960: Put up for auction at Sotheby's London, but did not sell
- 2008: Put up for auction at Sotheby's London, sold to Adam Williams Fine Arts Ltd.
- 2009: Sold by Adam Williams Fine Arts Ltd. to Kimbell Art MuseumDallas Morning News: Kimbell Art Museum in Fort Worth buys early Michelangelo (May 13, 2009)
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