St. Hilarion's Head

This Painting or 'sketch' as noted by the artists daughter, is that of just the head of St. Hilarion from The Temptation of St. Hilarion.(# 126 )  Hilarion was a hermit who wrestled with his own demons and especially against lust, hence the subject of the painting.

See entry #126 for additional information on the entire painting.

Nadja Stember wrote in her diary of Stember: 'He painted the head of an old peasant for his picture 'A Temptation of Saint Anthony'.  It is not known if this is the painting or if there is another.