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Sant'Antonio Abate is an oil on canvas painting by the Italian Baroque painter Mattia Preti, executed c. 1628. It is part of the Collezione M curated by the Fondazione Sorgente Group in Rome, Italy.

Sant'Antonio Abate (St Anthony Abbot)
Artist	Mattia Preti
Year	circa 1628
Medium	Oil on canvas
Dimensions	62 cm × 62 cm (24 in × 24 in)
Location	Collezione M, Rome

Description

The oval painting depicts a half-bust of the eremitic early Christian monk St Anthony Abbot. He is reading a book, and on his shoulder leans his staff with a bell. The elderly man is dressed in a sober dark cloak with hood, setting apart his white beard. The painting has also been described as possibly depicting St Francis of Paola. The dark chiaroscuro betrays the influence of Caravaggio and his followers.[1]

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