The Torment of Saint Anthony | Michelangelo Buonarroti | 1487-88 Cristóbal Rojas Poleo The bold and expressive use

The bold and expressive use of color

drawing on her interests in theosophy

and existential dread

The composition is balanced and contemplative

predating many of her contemporaries in the Western art movement

The Torment of Saint Anthony | Michelangelo Buonarroti | 1487-88 Cristóbal Rojas Poleo The bold and expressive useThe Torment of Saint Anthony (148788), painted by a young Michelangelo Buonarroti at around 12 or 13 years old, already reveals the prodigious talent that would later define the Renaissance master. Based on an engraving by Martin Schongauer, the painting depicts Saint Anthony suspended in midair as grotesque demons assault him from all directions. Michelangelos interpretation surpasses the original in its sculptural clarity and anatomical