Description
Salvador Dalí – The Temptation of St. Anthony
| Year of Creation: | 1946 |
| Original size: | 119.5 cm x 89.7 cm |
| Paint style: | Surrealism |
| Original technique: | Oil on canvas |
| Located: | Musée Royaux des Beaux-Arts, Brussels |
The Temptation of St. Anthony – Salvador Dalí
The Temptation of St. Anthony is a painting by Salvador Dalí from 1946: a hermit with a cross holds off a horse and elephants on endlessly long, thin legs that carry the temptations. We paint our hand-painted study of The Temptation of St. Anthony to order on canvas, in oil or acrylic, in 7 sizes from 40 × 30 cm to 120 × 90 cm or in a custom size. Before The Temptation of St. Anthony is dispatched, we send you a photo of the finished painting.
What does The Temptation of St. Anthony show?
In The Temptation of St. Anthony the naked saint kneels at the bottom left and raises a cross against a procession: in front a white horse rears up, behind it walk elephants on spider-thin legs carrying a chalice with a naked woman, an obelisk and a golden palace with a woman in its window, and in the background everything fades into clouds. The horse stands for strength and lust, the elephants for the weight of temptation on fragile legs, so The Temptation of St. Anthony is a struggle between faith and desire.
How is our hand-painted study of The Temptation of St. Anthony made?
Our painters paint the study of The Temptation of St. Anthony by hand, with brushstrokes of different thickness, separately for every order. We paint in oil or acrylic, depending on the subject and the size, so the surface of The Temptation of St. Anthony has a real paint texture that a print does not have. The first photograph shows our finished study of The Temptation of St. Anthony in a slim black frame on the easel, the second and third photographs show it from both sides, and the fourth photograph shows the hand-painted obelisk and the palace with the woman in its window up close. When The Temptation of St. Anthony is finished, we photograph it and send you the photo for approval.
Which size of The Temptation of St. Anthony suits your room?
For the wall above a sofa or a sideboard choose The Temptation of St. Anthony in 120 × 90 cm, and for a bedroom, hallway or work corner 40 × 30 cm. The Temptation of St. Anthony is available in 40 × 30 cm, 50 × 40 cm, 60 × 50 cm, 70 × 50 cm, 80 × 60 cm, 90 × 70 cm and 120 × 90 cm. A simple rule for The Temptation of St. Anthony: it should be about two thirds as wide as the furniture below it, with its centre about 150 cm from the floor.
How does The Temptation of St. Anthony arrive, and when?
We ship The Temptation of St. Anthony rolled in a sturdy tube, stretched on 2.5 cm deep wooden stretcher bars, or framed – you choose when you order. Stretching and framing of The Temptation of St. Anthony are done in our workshop in Slovenia. When a size of The Temptation of St. Anthony is in stock, it reaches you within 6 working days; a study of The Temptation of St. Anthony painted to order reaches you in 15 to 45 days.
Frequently asked questions about The Temptation of St. Anthony
Is The Temptation of St. Anthony a print?
No. Every brushstroke of The Temptation of St. Anthony is painted by hand on canvas, so the paint visibly stands up from the surface.
Can I order The Temptation of St. Anthony in a size that is not listed?
Yes. We also paint The Temptation of St. Anthony in a custom size; enter the width and height you want when you order The Temptation of St. Anthony.
What do the elephants mean in The Temptation of St. Anthony?
The elephants in The Temptation of St. Anthony carry the temptations – a naked woman, an obelisk and a palace – on thin, fragile legs; Dalí used them to show how heavy and at the same time unstable are the desires the saint refuses.
Is The Temptation of St. Anthony a good gift?
The Temptation of St. Anthony is a gift for a lover of Dalí, Surrealism or Bible stories. If you are unsure which size of The Temptation of St. Anthony to choose, give a gift voucher.
