From the Kimbell Art Museum press release: "Michelangelo’s painting of The Torment of Saint Anthony, described by his earliest biographers, has been acquired by the Kimbell Art Museum of Fort Worth, Texas. Its purchase was announced Wednesday, May 13, 2009, by the Kimbell’s newly appointed director, Dr. Eric McCauley Lee. Executed in oil and tempera on a wooden panel, this work is the first painting by Michelangelo Buonarroti (1475–1564) to enter an American collection, and one of only four known easel paintings generally believed to come from his hand."
Read more about the painting and acquisition on the museum's website. Some people would disagree as to the provenance of the painting. Read more in the NYTimes, which also has a slideshow of detailed images.
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