This is one of the artist’s few works with a religious theme. In creating it, Witkacy undertook to depict the temptation of the saint in a new, grotesque form. It goes beyond earlier patterns consistent with the hermit’s hagiography. Through the use of colour, composition, shapes, and by giving the figures a different dimension, the artist combined Formalist doctrine with a fantastical form.
We invite you to explore the information about this work in the digital catalogue of the National Museum in Kraków.
Author of the entry: Światosław Lenartowicz
The National Museum in Krakow
MNK II-b-1559
CC0 – Public domain
