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The Torment of Saint Anthony
Is one of Michelangelo's most important early works of art, probably created when he was 12 or 13, around 1487–1488. The painting is based on a famous engraving by the 15th-century German artist Martin Schongauer called Saint Anthony Tormented by Demons. The painting depicts the common medieval subject of Saint Anthony the Great being attacked by demons in the desert. Saint Anthony was an Egyptian Christian saint who lived in the 4th century AD and is known as one of the Desert Fathers. His life, especially his battle with demonic temptations in the desert, is detailed in the Life of Saint Anthony by Athanasius of Alexandria. In this painting, Saint Anthony is suspended in the air and attacked by demonic monsters. This scene is often known as "The Temptation of Saint Anthony" or "The Trial of Saint Anthony".
Michelangelo's biographers Giorgio Vasari and Ascanio Condovi recount that Michelangelo went to…