Saint Anthony Tormented by Demons

A bearded, gaunt old man in a long robe stands at the center, buffeted by a crowd of winged and horned demons, dragons and beasts. Fine crosshatched lines model the cloaks, scaly bodies and feathered wings. A monogram appears at the lower center, and the composition is densely packed to the edges of the sheet.

Look closer: A monogram reading FVB-style letters is incised near the bottom center of the sheet.

Artist

Master FVB

Date

late 15th century

Medium

Engraving; second state

Source

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Size

2745 × 3543 px

Credit (appreciated, not required for public-domain works): The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Purchase, Joseph Pulitzer Bequest, 1917