Triptych of the Temptation of St. Anthony 1937

Max Beckmann’s *Triptych of the Temptation of St. Anthony* (1937) is a powerful and enigmatic work that reflects the artist's anxieties and experiences during the rise of Nazism. The triptych, composed of three panels, portrays a distorted and surreal world where St. Anthony, the Christian saint known for his resistance to temptation, is beset by a host of grotesque and nightmarish figures. The bold colors and stark contrasts of the painting, combined with its complex and fragmented composition, create a sense of unease and psychological tension, mirroring the turbulent times in which it was created.