Look for the following symbols in the images of St. Anthony of Padua below:
- St. Anthony holding lilies – represents the Saint’s purity
- St. Anthony’s tonsure – sign of religious devotion, humility, and surrender to the will of God
- St. Anthony preaching to the fishes – St. Anthony preached to the fishes to affect a change of heart in the heretics
- St. Anthony holding a Bible – represents St. Anthony’s gift of preaching and speaking
- St. Anthony’s bread – recalls St. Anthony’s charity towards the poor
- St. Anthony’s brown habit – indicates his membership in the Franciscan Order
- St. Anthony holding the Christ Child – recalls St. Anthony’s vision at Camposampiero and highlights his love for the humanity of Christ and intimacy with God
St. Anthony of Padua 1340Maso di Banco
Saint Anthony of Padua 1485 Hans Memling
Saint Anthony of Padua Distributing Bread 1662 Willem van Herp the Elder
St. Anthony of Padua Preaching to the Fish 1625Victor Wolfvoet II
Saint Anthony of Padua 1469 Taddeo Crivelli
Sacra Conversazione 1749 Antonio González Velázquez
Saint Anthony of Padua with the Christ Child 1760 José de Páez
Glory of St. Anthony of Padua 18th century Chapel of St. Anthony of Padua, Church of Sant'Apollinare Nuovo, Ravenna
Saint Anthony of Padua 1580 El Greco
Santo António pregando aos peixes1535 Garcia Fernandes
Der Heilige Antonius predigt den Fischen ( The Sermon of Antonius)
Arnold Böcklin
San Antonio de Padua predicando a los pecesJosé Benlliure y Gil
Sermão de Santo António aos PeixesUnknown
St. Anthony Preaching to the Fishesc. 1630 Francisco de Herrera the Elder
Saint Anthony Preaching to the Fish1646Juan Carreño de Miranda
St. Anthony Preaching to the Fishes Diego Tirira
St. Anthony Preaching to the Fishes 1779Bernardo Rodriguez
The Investment of St. Anthony of Padua 15th century Giovanni di Paolo
Anthony with Book and Lily Padova, Chiesa di san Daniele
Miracle of St. Anthony of Padua 1604 Aurelio Lomi
Saint Anthony of Padua 1502 Raphael
Saint Anthony of Padua Unknown Church of San Francisco, Volterra
