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St Anthony is the Patriarch of all monks and the recognized founder of monasteries. Tell Pippin to read  Flaubert's "Temptation of St Anthony." That is to my knowledge the best and most famous piece of fiction on the subject- It carries the flavor of local color.

Strange you brought up St Anthony as I am all but finished painting this subject myself - oil.

Will be down Oct 4th. Will bring a bunch of watercolors also two oils. One "The Rose Carpet" is framed. The other "Portrait of a Young Actor," I am taking to De Imperio to be framed. Through Roy I have asked to make this arrangement at a reasonable price. The Portrait of a Young Actor is the