The Torment of Saint Anthony | Michelangelo Buonarroti | 1487-88 J. M. W. Turner and the expressive figures lend

and the expressive figures lend the painting a sense of drama and social critique

still waters

while the beams of divine light cutting through the clouds create a sense of celestial judgment

and indulgence

The Torment of Saint Anthony | Michelangelo Buonarroti | 1487-88 J. M. W. Turner and the expressive figures lendThe Torment of Saint Anthony (148788), painted by a young Michelangelo Buonarroti at around 12 or 13 years old, already reveals the prodigious talent that would later define the Renaissance master. Based on an engraving by Martin Schongauer, the painting depicts Saint Anthony suspended in midair as grotesque demons assault him from all directions. Michelangelos interpretation surpasses the original in its sculptural clarity and anatomical