Updated 08 October 2025
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The Temptation of St. Anthony
| Materials and Techniques | oil on canvas |
|---|---|
| Size（cm） | 60.2 x 74.8 |
| Inscriptions | Signed lower left: forain |
| Credit Line | Matsukata Collection |
| Standard ref. | M472 |
| Category | Paintings |
| Collection Number | P.1959-0103 |
Provenance
John Levy Galleries, Paris; purchased from the above by Kojiro Matsukata, Kobe, 1921 [see letter from John Levy Galleries to Léonce Bénédite, dated 22 November 1921, in the Bibliothèque centrale des musées nationaux, Paris (copy in NMWA curatorial file)]; sequestered by French government, 1944; vested in French government under San Francisco Peace Treaty, 1952; transferred from French to Japanese government, 23 January 1959; entered into NMWA, April 1959.
Exhibition History
- 1910
- Exposición international del centenario, Buenos Aires, 0 1910 - 0 1910
- 1924
- XIVª Esposizione internazionale d'arte della città di Venezia, 0 1924 - 0 1924, cat. p. 187, no. 148
Bibliography
- 1924
- XIVª Esposizione internazionale d'arte della città di Venezia, 1924: Catalogo, 2nd ed., [Venezia, 1924], p. 185, cat. no. 148
- 1955
- La Collection Matsukata, Tokyo, Asahi- Shimbun, 1955 (Japanese), no. 46, repr.
- 1961
- Catalogue du Musée National d'Art Occidental, Tokyo. Tokyo, The National Museum of Western Art, 1961 (Préface and Catalogue Général in Japanese and French), P-150.
- 1979
- The National Museum of Western Art, Tokyo: Catalogue of Paintings. Tokyo, The National Museum of Western Art, 1979, no. 124, repr.
- 1990
- The Old Matsukata Collection. Kobe City Museum, ed. Kobe, "Matsukata Korekushon Ten" Jikkoiinkai, 1990, cat. no. 665.
- 2018
- The Matsukata Collection: Complete Catalogue of the European Art. Kawaguchi, Masako; Jingaoka, Megumi, eds. vol. 1: Paintings, Tokyo, The National Museum of Western Art, Tokyo, 2018, cat. no. 472, col. repr.