Saint Francis
Barocci’s naturalism, heightened emotion, and coloristic brilliance helped set the stage for what became known as Baroque art. His subtle, soft surface textures were inspired in part by the Italian Mannerist painter Correggio. This canvas is conceived as a meditation on Saint Francis of Assisi (1181/82–1226), who is shown in a grotto on Mount La Verna, where he received the stigmata, depicted here as protruding nails, in conformity with early Franciscan written sources.
Artwork Details
- Title: Saint Francis
- Artist: Federico Barocci (Italian, Urbino ca. 1535–1612 Urbino)
- Date: ca. 1600–1604
- Medium: Oil on canvas
- Dimensions: 35 3/8 x 30 7/8 in. (89.9 x 78.4 cm); with added strips 35 7/8 x 31 3/8 in. (91.1 x 79.7 cm)
- Classification: Paintings
- Credit Line: Purchase, Lila Acheson Wallace Gift and 2002 Benefit Fund, 2003
- Object Number: 2003.281
- Curatorial Department: European Paintings
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