Artist: Antoniazzo Romano
Date: 1480
Size: 160 x 60 cm
Museum: The Metropolitan Museum of Art (New York, United States Of America)
Technique: Tempera
Set against a black background with the signs of the stigmata (Christ’s wounds from the Crucifixion) prominently displayed on his hands and abdomen, Saint Francis appears about to speak. The sound of worship, often evoked this way in devotional painting, could prove powerful in stimulating prayer or song and was a key element of many altarpieces.This single-panel altarpiece, atypical in size and in its isolation of Saint Francis in space, signals Antoniazzo’s interest in taking inspiration from older, venerated paintings. It was made for Clemente Brigante Colonna’s chapel in the church of Santa Maria Maggiore, Tivoli, and reflects his particular devotion to Saint Francis.
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