Saint Anthony of Padua with Christ Child, folk painting

A frontal, stiff-postured friar in a blue habit with a white cord holds a white lily in one hand and a child in a red tunic on his other arm. Red curtains frame the figure against a black background in this oil on pine panel.

Artist

Eighteenth-Century Novice

Date

late 18th century

Medium

oil on pine panel

Source

Smithsonian (Smithsonian American Art Museum)

Size

2059 × 3000 px

Credit (appreciated, not required for public-domain works): Smithsonian Institution, Smithsonian American Art Museum