St. Anthony I

The Temptation of Saint AnthonyThe Temptation of Saint Anthony / Hermitage, St. Petersburg, Russia

Painted by David Teniers de Younger between 1636 and 1640. It was once owned by Hermann Goering after the Nazi’s had robbed some major art collections in May 1940. It is said Saunière bought a painting of St. Antoine from the Louvre around 1891 but is has never been established which one.

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