<P> The Temptation of St. Anthony is painted with oil on canvas . It depicts a desert - like landscape: a low horizon line with high clouds and dark, warm tones in an azure sky . The figure of St. Anthony kneels in the bottom left corner . He holds up a cross in his right hand and with his left hand supports himself on an ambiguous form . A human skull lies by his right foot . A parade of elephants led by a horse approach St. Anthony . The elephants carry symbolic objects representing temptation: a statue of a nude woman holding her breasts, an obelisk, a building complex confining a nude, disembodied female torso, and a vertical tower . The animals have exaggerated, long, spindly legs, making them appear weightless . </P> <P> Artists and authors throughout history (including Hieronymus Bosch - circa 1501 - 1516) have used the temptation of St. Anthony as subject matter for their art . </P> <Table> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> This section does not cite any sources . Please help improve this section by adding citations to reliable sources . Unsourced material may be challenged and removed . (September 2014) (Learn how and when to remove this template message) </Td> </Tr> </Table> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> This section does not cite any sources . Please help improve this section by adding citations to reliable sources . Unsourced material may be challenged and removed . (September 2014) (Learn how and when to remove this template message) </Td> </Tr>

The temptation of st anthony by salvador dali