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Saint Antony Abbot: his tormenting by devils. Engraving after J. Callot, 1635.

The torment of Saint Antony. Engraving by P. Picault after J. Callot.

Saint Antony Abbot. Engraving after J. Callot.

Saint Anthony Abbot is tormented by seven hell-born creatures; representing the temptation of Saint Anthony. Process print after M. Schongauer.

Saint Antony Abbot. Woodcut.

Saint Antony the Great and Saint Paul the Hermit. Engraving by C. Mellan.

Saint Antony Abbot: he is tormented by devils, one of whom is disguised as a woman offering him a glass. Engraving by J.P. Le Bas, 1747, after D. Teniers.

Saint Antony the hermit, Saint Eligius and Saint Sebastian. Coloured aquatint, 1853, after H. Leu the elder.

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Anthony, of Egypt, Saint, approximately 250-355 or 356.

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Images featuring Anthony, of Egypt, Saint, approximately 250-355 or 356.

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Saint Antony Abbot. Engraving after J. Callot.

The torment of Saint Antony. Engraving by P. Picault after J. Callot.

Saint Antony Abbot. Woodcut.

Saint Antony the Great and Saint Paul the Hermit. Engraving by C. Mellan.

Saint Antony Abbot: he is tormented by devils, one of whom is disguised as a woman offering him a glass. Engraving by J.P. Le Bas, 1747, after D. Teniers.