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@the9thday.bsky.social Oct 5, 2026, 6:38 PM

Salvator Rosa
The Temptation of Saint Anthony
1645 (!!)

Unconventional and eerie, maybe one of earliest surrealistic paintings. Chaos. Rosa was a highly original, visionary rebel of the 17th century.

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Central is a towering, monstrous creature, a bizarre human-animal hybrid with a hooked snout, horned forehead, and goat-like skeletal extremities.

Facing this physical threat, Saint Anthony is fallen on his back but remains resolute. He forcefully raises a crucifix to shield himself.

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