Considering the pig, a single-minded bestiary.
Poets and artists who have considered St. Anthony Abbot, patron saint of swineherds.
Yvonne Jean-Haffen, France, (1895-1993). works include: Foire au Folgoet, Cour de ferme au pays de Caux and Marché aux cochons. Jean-Haffen was a painter, illustrator and ceramicist. She favored life in Brittany and its culture and much or her work depicted pardons, landscapes, seascapes and rural scenes.
Itay, (1447-1500) Madonna and Child with Saint Anthony Abbot and Saint Sigismund (c. 1495), tempera on panel 62.4 x 55.9 in. (158.5 x 142 cm.) National Gallery of Art, Washington D.C. Editor’s Note: A major part of de’Landi’s activity in his midlife seems to have been devoted to producing panels for private devotion representing the … Read more
Flemish, (c. 1430-1493) The Temptation of Saint Anthony (1469), tempera colors, gold leaf, gold paint, silver paint, and ink on parchment leaf: 5 x 3.5 in. (12.7 x 8.9 cm.) J. Paul Getty Museum, Los Angeles Editor’s Note: This is another elusive pig. In the close up image below, the pig’s head (brown) is visible … Read more
Charles Godfrey Leland, United States, (1824-1903), poetry includes: The Legend of Saint Anthony. Leland was a humorist and folklorist, educated at Princeton University and in Europe. He worked in journalism, traveled extensively, and became interested in folklore and folk linguistics of America and Europe.
Dutch, (1489/94-1533) Temptation of Saint Anthony (c. 1509), oil Musé d’Art Ancien, Brussels About the Artist Lucas van Leyden, Dutch, (1489/94-1533). His real name was Lucas Hugensz (also spelled: Jacobsz). Van Leyden was an engraver and painter, mainly active in the city of his birth – Leiden. He is primarily known for his etchings and … Read more
Italy, (1373-1452) St. Anthony and St. Stephen (c. 1400 – 1450), tempera and gold leaf on poplar wood 60.5 x 21.5 in. (153.7 x 54.6 cm.) Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco Editor’s Note: Here is a close up of the pig above: About the Artist Bicci di Lorenzo, Italian, (1373-1452). Bicci di Lorenzo was … Read more
France, (fl. c. 1510 to 1520’s) St. Anthony (c. 1520), tempera colors, gold leaf, and gold paint on parchment 6.42 x 4.53 in. (16.3 by 11.5 cm.) Washington University Libraries Editor’s Note: This work is from an Illuminated Book of Hours and resembles that of the Master of Morgan or possibly a follower of the … Read more
Dutch, (fl. 1475-1500) The Virgin presenting the Chasuble to Saint Idefonso (c. 1475 – 1500), oil on panel 65.8 x 90.6 in. (167 cm x 230 cm.) Louvre Editor’s Note: St. Anthony is dressed in Brown and standing to the right. Here is a close up of the pig at his feet: About the Artist … Read more
Germany, (fl.1395-1420) Saint Anthony Abbot Blessing the Animals,the Poor, and the Sick (c. 1400 – 1410), tempera colors, gold leaf, and gold paint on parchment 9.3 x 4.9 in. (23.6 x 12.5 cm.) J. Paul Getty Museum About the Artist Master of Saint Veronica, German, (fl.1395-1420). The Master of Saint Veronica worked in Cologne in … Read more
Dutch, (fl. c. 1400-10) St. Anthony with pigs, bell and book [from Beaufort Hours] (c. 1410), tempera colors, gold paint, silver paint, and ink on parchment The British Library About the Artist Master of the Beaufort Saints, Dutch, (fl. cc. 400-10). The Master of the Beaufort Saints was an illuminator, active in the southern Netherlands. … Read more