Saint Anthony the Great and Saint Paul the Anchorite, Diego Velázquez, circa 1634

The work represents saint anthony the abbot alongside saint paul the hermit, and is inspired by a passage from the golden legend of james of the voragine which describes the journey saint anthony the abbot made to visit saint paul, the first christian hermit in the desert of egypt. Object Type: painting. Genre: religious art. Date: circa 1634. Place of creation: Spain. Dimensions: height: 261 cm (102.7 in); width: 192.5 cm (75.7 in). Medium: oil on canvas. Depicted People: Anthony the Great, Paul of Thebes. Collection: Museo del Prado. Diego Velázquez - St Anthony Abbot and St Paul the Hermit (detail) - WGA24397