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Course: The J. Paul Getty Museum > Unit 2
Lesson 1: For kids- Bored angel and twin
- Snake-haired monster
- Blue gangster demon
- Ferocious but cute sea monster
- Pair of chests, attributed to Antonio Maffei
- "A Hare in the Forest," Hans Hoffmann
- "An Allegory of Passion," Hans Holbein the Younger
- "The Adoration of the Magi with Saint Anthony Abbott," Franco-Flemish master
- Sad angels
- Mighty mover angel
- Tongue-tied baby dragon
- St. Michael the archangel, sassy devil and crew
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Blue gangster demon
Benjamin and Bryn talk about demons in Cenni's Coronation of the Virgin and Saints. This is from a tour at the Getty Center: The Supernatural in Art. Created by Getty Museum.
Want to join the conversation?
- To be fair and balanced will we be seeing a painting of angels defeating demons?(3 votes)
- Why did the demons want to hurt him in the first place? (Tanner)(1 vote)
- Isn't this the Temptation of St. Anthony?(1 vote)
- no. It is {Coronation of the Virgin and Saints}(1 vote)
Video transcript
(fantasy music) - [Voiceover] I love art. That is one thing that
I'll never live without. (record scratching)
(chime) - [Voiceover] Whatever. - [Voiceover] My name is Brynn. I think what's cool about this painting is it's actually not one,
but it's, like, a bunch of lil' paintings all put together. There's some angels, and
there's people being crowned, and it's just kinda complicated. (chime)
- [Voiceover] Hey. Check out the bottom row. Right corner, one square over. Notice the guy with the gray beard lyin down with his hands up? Says he's a saint? The colorful creatures with the clubs and the flamin' sticks? They're me and my pals. Brynn here knows what we are. - [Voiceover] They look kind of bat-like and they've got claws. They look a lot like demons. (chime)
(hissing and growling) Plus, they're attacking a saint. They remind me of someone I met once. She was kinda mean and she was always in
really bright clothes. These demons are really,
really, really bright. - [Voiceover] I'm bright
alright, bright blue. Third demon from your right. (bell tolls) - [Voiceover] These demons
are attacking Saint Anthony 'cause they're jealous
of his devotion to God and they're really angry with him 'cause he ignored their temptations
of laziness and bad behavior. - [Voiceover] Anthony
just doesn't know fun. Awww.
(laughs) - [Voiceover] I think the
best thing about it is the way none of the demons are really touching him and his golden halo. - [Voiceover] Don't talk about the halo. (angelic note)