The Metropolitan Museum of Art (Venue Partner)
1000 Fifth Ave at 82nd St
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The Torment of Saint Anthony
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- When
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June 16, 2009 – Sep 7, 2009
Daily
- Where
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Directions: Main Building: Take the 4, 5, or 6 train to 86th Street and walk to Fifth Avenue; OR take the M1, M2, M3, or M4 bus along Fifth Avenue. The Cloisters: Take the A train to 190th Street and walk, or transfer to the M4 bus and ride north one stop.
- Price
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Free with museum admission
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See the exhibition before it closes on Monday, September 7! Do you remember your first painting? Michelangelo’s biographers wrote that his first painting copied a well-known engraving by the German artist Martin Schongauer (1448-1491). Made in about 1487-88, The Torment of Saint Anthony has been known for many years, although it has not always received proper attention due to the amount of discolored varnish and disfiguring overpaints, which obscured the qualities of the picture’s masterful execution and remarkable color palette. Michelangelo’s First Painting highlights recent technical examination and scholarly analysis by the Met’s conservators and curators that identify the painting as the one described by Michelangelo’s biographers. The painting was acquired recently by the Kimbell Art Museum, where it will return this fall for display as part of its permanent collection.
Image: Michelangelo Buonarroti (Florence 1475- Rome 1564). The Torment of Saint Anthony, ca. 1487–88. Lent by the Kimbell Art Museum, Fort Worth.
