Wednesday, June 10, 2009

Met to Exhibit "Torment of St Anthony"

It is fairly uncontested that "The Torment of St Anthony" is Michelangelo's earliest known painting. The painting, a copy of a Schongauer engraving, is among only a few easel paintings attributed to Michelangelo. Here is the story.


6 comments:

James Parker said...

Utterly fascinating, Tracey

Unknown said...

Wow... this is so amazing. It seems lately science is just starting to focus on art restoration and discovery under works of secondary pieces. I can hardly wait to see what gets discovered in the future. Thanks for sharing!

Debra Keirce said...

Interesting...At first Tracey, I thought you had painted a copy of this piece, and I was really impressed!!

Kathleen Krucoff said...

To think he had that talent at age 12 - 13, a true prodigy. Thanks for the insight.

L.Holm said...

so interesting! Thanks Tracey.

Richard Bailey said...

LOVE this work!!