FRENCH ARTIST
The Stigmatization of St Francis, miniature on a vellum leaf probably from a Book of Hours. France (Paris), c.1500-
FRANCIS OF ASSISSI RECEIVES THE STIGMATA
FRENCH ARTIST
The Stigmatization of St Francis, miniature on a vellum leaf probably from a Book of Hours. France (Paris), c.1500-
Another leaf with a miniature of Sts Francis and St. Clare is so similar in terms of size, composition and style, that it probably belonged to the same manuscript (Philadelphia Museum of Art, 1958-151-4). It may, therefore, have been a Book of Hours, or another devotional manuscript, with a strong Franciscan element.
In 1224 Francis of Assisi was on retreat on Mount Alverna with his companion Thomas of Celano: Thomas reported that Francis saw a vision of a seraph with his arms outspread and feet together, in the shape of a cross, and while contemplating it marks appeared like those of Christ at his Crucifixion, on his hands, feet, and side, where they remained until his death two years later. The building in the background of the miniature is perhaps intended to represent the chapel of the Portiuncula, where the Franciscan order was founded, or Francis’s church at Assisi itself.
Philadelphia Museum of Art, St. Francis and St. Catherine [sic]. The Samuel S. White 3rd and Vera White Collection, 1958-151-4.
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