Stigmatization of Saint Francis
Artist
Niccolo di Pietro Gerini
(Italian, died ca. 1415-1416)
Date1385 - 90
MediumTempera and gold on wood
DimensionsFrame: N/A
Unframed support: 22 7/16 H x 5 7/8 - 34 5/16 W x 7 1/16 D in. (57 x 15 - 87.2 x 18 cm)
Unframed support: 22 7/16 H x 5 7/8 - 34 5/16 W x 7 1/16 D in. (57 x 15 - 87.2 x 18 cm)
ClassificationsPaintings
Credit LineBequest of John Ringling, 1936
Object numberSN6.b
In the early 1200s, Francis of Assisi founded a new monastic order which preached ideals of poverty and charity to the masses. Here, Francis is shown receiving the stigmata, perhaps the most important event in his legend. Francis was praying when an angel appeared, and he received wounds on his hands, feet, and side matching those Christ sustained at the Crucifixion. The artist followed a long artistic tradition of showing an angel shooting rays of light directly into the saint's body.
The triangular, shelf-like console was designed to support a painted panel like the one now above it, although the present combination is not original.
On View
On viewLocation
- Museum of Art, Gallery 04
Giovanni del Biondo
late 1380s
