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The painting featured in this issue is The Calling of Saint Anthony. It is a work by Aertgen Claesz van Leyden (1498 - 1564), dated 1530. He painted it when he was about 32 years old.The priest at the far left is preaching to the people, telling them to give all their possessions to someone else. The large, dark emerald and orange figure in the center right is St. Anthony. He is said to be wealthy.
And if you look to the upper right, you will see St. Anthony there as well. He is responding to the priest's call to distribute bread to the poor.St. Anthony was educated as a Christian by pious parents, who died when he was 20 years old. He gave his possessions to the poor and went to the desert to do asceticism. St. Anthony was often tempted by the devil to test his faith. The fly perched on the white hood of the woman in the foreground is curious. This is said to be a joke by the artist.
Flies are often attracted to corpses, which reminds us of "death". Therefore, I think that this is a black joke ironically about priests. This is my personal opinion. (This is my personal opinion.) This painting shows a great deal of depth, and the artist has used the entire length of the canvas, including the second St. Antony in the upper right corner.
