The Temptation of Saint Anthony by Joos van Craesbeeck
Cathy FitzGerald invites listeners to take a long, slow look at great artworks, photographed in extraordinary detail.
Cathy FitzGerald invites you to discover new details in old masterpieces, using your phone, tablet or computer.
This third programme of the series explores the dark, demonic landscape of a 17th century Flemish masterpiece - The Temptation of Saint Anthony by Joos van Craesbeeck (Staatliche Kunsthalle Karlsruhe).
A giant screaming head dominates the painting. From its mouth pour tiny devils and the forehead has been peeled back to reveal a miniature artist working inside the brain.
Cathy FitzGerald takes a closer look at Craesbeeck's strange critters in the context of the early modern fascination with curiosity cabinets, monsters - and the devil.
Interviewees: Joseph Koerner, Lelia Packer, Stuart Clark, Wes Williams, Holger Jacob-Friesen
Producer and Presenter: Cathy FitzGerald
A White Stiletto production for Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4
Joos van Craesbeeck, The Temptation of Saint Anthony (c) Staatliche Kunsthalle Karlsruhe.
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The Temptation of Saint Anthony (c.1650), by Joos van Craesbeeck
Look deep into the painting with Cathy FitzGerald and Joseph Koerner.
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- Tue 30 Jan 2018 11:30Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4
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