St. Anthony Abad at a Landscape 1614

"St. Anthony Abad at a Landscape" is a 1614 painting by Spanish artist Juan Bautista Maíno, currently housed in the Museo del Prado in Madrid, Spain. The artwork depicts the revered Christian saint, St. Anthony Abad, seated in a rocky landscape with a book and a crosier. The serene landscape, featuring a lake, trees, and mountains, evokes the solitude of St. Anthony's life and his devotion to contemplation. The painting's detailed depiction of the saint and his surroundings, combined with its balanced composition, exemplifies Maíno's mastery of realism and religious subject matter.