Saint Anthony of Padua Healing a Sick Man (recto); Partial Figural Studies Based on the Composition on the Recto (verso)
1590–1600
Medium
Pen and light brown ink, over black chalk; some reworking of contours in black chalk(?) (recto); black chalk (verso)
Dimensions
5 9/16 x 7 3/8 in. (14.2 x 18.7 cm)
Classification
Drawings
Department
Drawings and Prints
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Gift of Mrs. John H. Wright, 1949
Accession Number
49.116.3
Tags
Art Historical Context
This exquisite double-sided drawing, created around 1590–1600 by the Florentine artists Santi di Tito his son Tiberio Titi, a miraculous moment from the life of Saint Anthony of Padua the beloved 13th-century Franciscan fri famed for his preaching and healings. On the recto, Saint Anthony gestures toward a sick man amid a bustling crowd of onlookers, their dynamic poses evoking the emotional intensity of Mannerist style—characterized by elongated figures, crowded compositions, and dramatic tension. This late Renaissance technique reflects Florence's artistic milieu during the Counter-Reformati...
About the Artist
Santi di Tito|Tiberio Titi · 1536–1602
Italian painter. Comment on works: Portraits; Religious