Saint getting attacked painting

[MarcoPolo]

I seem to recall a different painting of a saint being tormented or fighting many demons, such as the following:

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But I don’t think it’s the one I remember. Are there other paintings of saints in combat/torment like this??

 

[Mintaka]

The subject of the temptation of St. Anthony (of Egypt) is very common. It comes from St. Athanasius’ very popular Life of St. Anthony, where a lot is said about how the man was harassed by demons, and how little attention he paid to demons after a while. Some of the paintings are pretty wild, as you can see.

 

[MarcoPolo]

Anyone familiar with the story behind Jheronimus Bosch’s painting “Christ in Limbo”? Is this supposed to be Christ’s decent into hell?

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