The Torment of Saint Anthony | Michelangelo Buonarroti | 1487-88 Cristóbal Rojas Poleo The scene depicts a surgeon

The scene depicts a surgeon performing the supposed extraction of a "stone of madness" from a patient’s head

the muse of history

and existential dread

drawing on her interests in theosophy

The Torment of Saint Anthony | Michelangelo Buonarroti | 1487-88 Cristóbal Rojas Poleo The scene depicts a surgeonThe 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