Temptation Of Saint Anthony

Drawn by Domenico Tintoretto, 1577-1637.

"Description
Temptation of St Antony; the saint reclining in the centre, surrounded by ghoulish figures and animals Oil, over charcoal, on buff paper"



Drawn by Domenico Tintoretto, 1577-1637.

"Description
Temptation of St Antony; the saint seated at l, surrounded by beasts, a nude woman crouched on a frog and holding a snake at r Oil, over charcoal (?)"



Drawn by Domenico Tintoretto, 1577-1637.

"Description
Temptation of St Antony; seated at l, surrounded by a group of ghoulish figures and animals, with two arches beyond Oil, over charcoal, on grey paper Verso: A nude man (head truncated), turned to right, with his left leg raised Charcoal, on brown prepared paper."



Drypoint etching after David Teniers the Younger. Print made by Frans van den Wyngaerde, Flemish 1630-1645.

"Description
The temptation of St Antony; a scene in a cave with the saint kneeling and holding a small volume with a diabolical figure at his shoulder and gesturing; various grotesque creatures crowd the space; at l, a cooking pot heating over a fire Etching and drypoint."



Drawn by Jacques Callot, 1563-1635.

"Description
The temptation of St Antony; the saint retreating on the floor at l, holding a cross aloft in his left hand and a rosary on the floor in his r, he is surrounded in his hermitage by grotesque devil-like creatures, one with wings and a tail is grabbing him by the wrist whilst raising a stick to beat him, head of a large dragon-like creature is breathing fire at r Pen and brown ink, with brown and grey wash, touched with red chalk."



Etching by Jacques Callot, 1617.

"Description
The temptation of Saint Antony (first plate); rocky landscape crossed by a river, with monstrous creatures; nude female figure on a carriage made of bones in the centre. This is the first version of the subject, etched in Florence in 1617, which was never published as the plate was ruined in rebiting."



Drawn by Frans Francken II , Flemish 1581-1642.

"Description
The Temptation of St Antony; the saint seated at a table under a shelter at r, being attacked by grotesque devilish creatures and tempted by two women, behind a church and other buildings and a figure hanging at the gallows Pen and brown ink, with grey-brown wash

Inscriptions
Inscribed in an old hand: "H. Bos [1518?]""


Artist uknown, formerly attributed to Pieter Bruegel the Elder, Netherlandish 16th c.

"Description
Temptation of St Anthony; the saint kneels with a woman at his side, a devil in the tree above and other demons or monsters, skeleton and a head Pen and brown ink and brown wash, heightened with white, on brown prepared paper"






















Etched after Antonie van den Heuvel, print made by Guillaume Duvivier, Flemish 1670.

"Description
Temptation of St Anthony; a woman offers food and drink and a crone with wings pulls at his habit; a variety of monsters surround the saint and torment him Etching

Inscriptions
Lettered below at corners "Anton. van Heuvel invent." and "G. de Vivier fecit"."






















Engraved after Jan van der Straet, published by Philips Galle in Antwerp, 1612.

"Description
Temptation of St Antony; centre, St Anthony lies flat with his arms outstretched; to right, above, a ray of divine light, below, a tau cross, bell and pig; to l, devils repelled by the light; the whole set within an octagon, corners embellished with foliate ornamentation Engraving

Inscriptions
Lettered in ray of divine light within image: 'ANTONI, HIC ERAM, SED EXPECTABAM VIDERE CERTAMEN TVVM. / Vbi eras bone Iesu? vbi eras? et...' Lettered below image: 'Si consistant adversus me castra, non timebit cor meum. Psal.XXVI. / Joan. Strada. inven. Phls Gall. excud.'"























Drawn by Camillo Procaccini between 1575-1629.

"Description
The Temptation of St Antony; the saint lying in the foreground, with devilish creatures attacking him, including two winged satyrs, one with a chain and the other a stick Brush drawing in black and grey wash, heightened with white, on dark grey-brown prepared paper

Inscriptions
Inscribed on mount with Pembroke inscription: "Camillo Procaccini from Vol 1st No16""






















Engraving by G C Stich, German 1660-1680.

"Description
Temptation of St Antony; the latter is kneeling in front of an altar with tau cross to l, praying; demonic figures surrounding him; nude woman approaching from r; church in the background. 1660-80 Engraving

Inscriptions
Signed on plate with artist's monogram and lettered: 'MULTA TRIBULATIONES IUSTORUM DE (...) DOMINUS'."






















Woodcut print made by Hans Weiditz, German 1520-1525.

"Description
The temptation of St Antony; the saint attacked by a group of devils; the bell and a book on the ground at l; early impression, blank on verso. The woodcut was first used in an unidentified publication by Egenolph in Frankfurt in the 1550s."


All artworks found at the online gallery of the British Museum.
Many thanks to Paul K for suggesting this excellent resource!

Wayne Barlowe Interview
Here's a recent interview with Wayne Barlowe over at the Fantasy Book Critic blog.

Visit Barlowe's website here.

The Ogoh Ogoh Parade
















"Ogoh Ogoh monsters are colourful monster sculptures, which are made from bamboo frames and paper mache.

They are made in the form of creatures of the underworld known in Balinese as buta-kala. The creatures are based on characters taken from traditional myths and legends, however in modern times many also take the form of modern characters, including even people in the media or in the government.

Before the Hindu new year, Nyepi, is celebrated in the spring by a day of silence - you can find Ogoh Ogoh *everywhere* in Bali.

They are mainly built by the youngsters of the villages and kampungs in the weeks and months before Melasti and Nyepi.

On the preceding day, all traffic is blocked and the Ogoh-Ogoh monsters are paraded around near the main intersections and finally burned in the evening to drive away evil spirits.

It’s almost like carnival processions in other countries. The kids can stay up long and carry ‘their’ Ogoh Ogoh around. It’s like a beauty competition on who created the most colourful, funny or scary monster. Of course everyone is proud of their creation and the whole proceedings are very noisy and with plenty of drum sound and screaming and laughing." - quote source with more pictures.

There's a fantastic collection of Ogoh monsters in this gallery, be sure to click through the other Ogoh photo galleries seperated by year at the top.

More pictures of Ogoh sculptures can be seen here.

There's a handful of 360 degree panorama shots of some Ogoh Ogoh beasts here.

And a youtube video of the demon parade...

I'd also like to point out the below two pictures of the remains of one of these strange giant demon sculptures. These gave me a strange idea for a story similar to the Indian tale from Creepshow 2. As monstrous as these things are freshly painted, they're far more disturbing in this ruined state.

Russian Fantasy Illustrations












See more here, warning there's a LOT of pictures on that page.

Strange Book Covers










I found these great illustrations while browsing this collection of book covers.

Scene From Big Shot Comics





















A crazy page from the 99th issue of Big Shot Comics.

An Exhibit Of Unspeakable Things

Here is a great collection of pictures taken from the recent exhibit of artworks inspired by H.P Lovecraft's Commonplace Book at the Maison d'Ailleurs Museum of Science Fiction in Switzerland. He used this as a sort of sketchbook for ideas that he jotted down, most of which are only a sentence long. All the artists that took part in the show made imagery inspired by these writings.

Read more about the exhibit here.

For those interested a catalogue of the show with 128 pages and 90 illustrations will be available from Maison d'Ailleurs and Payot bookstores.

A picture of my work from the show can be seen here.

The Alligator Snapping Turtle





When wondering what something out of a Hieronymus Bosch painting would look like in the real world you need look no further than the Alligator Snapping Turtle.
The one below appears to have a jungle of moss growing on its back. It's easy to imagine these creatures as giants with vast landscapes stretched across their shells.

To see more pictures of this strange beast visit the photo gallery on flickr.