# St Anthony Abbot and the Centaur [View the canonical artwork record]() ## Artwork - Artist: [GUARINO, Francesco]() - Date: 1601-1650 - Technique: Oil on canvas, 40 x 66 cm ## Commentary GUARINO, Francesco \(b. 1611, Sant'Agata Irpina, nr Solofra, d. 1654, Gravina di Puglia\) St Anthony Abbot and the Centaur 1642 Oil on canvas, 40 x 66 cm Private collection The life of St Anthony Abbot was popularised during the thirteenth century by Jacopo da Voragine's Golden Legend. Towards the end of his life, while on his way to visit St Paul the Hermit, who lived in the wilderness, St Anthony met a centaur who showed him the path to take. It is curious to see a religious scene interrupted by an element from Greek mythology. ## Attribution [Web Gallery of Art]()