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"description": "The focus of this initial is an imposing portrait of Saint Anthony, one of the original Christian \u201cdesert hermits.\u201d Anthony retired into the Egyptian desert where he remained in solitude for many years. He is generally regarded as the founder of monasticism and, along with Saints Jerome, Ambrose, and Gregory the Great, one of the four fathers of the Christian Church. Anthony is identified here by his monastic garb and by the tau (T-shaped Egyptian cross) on the shoulder of his cloak. The religious order bearing his name was founded in the 11th century, and numerous monasteries were founded in his honor. Members of this order are depicted in the lower left.",
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"citation": "Silver, Nathaniel. 2016. \"\"Cum Signo T Quod Potentiam Vocant\": The Art and Architecture of the Antonite Hospitallers in Trecento Venice\". Mitteilungen Des Kunsthistorischen Institutes in Florenz / Hrsg.: Kunsthistorisches Institut in Florenz, Max-Planck-Institut. 58: 27-57.",
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