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Saint Francis of Assisi

Cristoforo Caselli (Italian, ca. 1460-1521) (Painter)
ca. 1499-1500 (Renaissance)
oil on panel
(Renaissance Europe )

Saint Francis of Assisi, the founder of the Franciscan order, is depicted with the stigmata (wounds similar to those of Christ in the hands, feet, and side), which he received during a vision towards the end of his life. Rose petals are scattered across the floor.

For more information on these panels, please see Federico Zeri's 1976 catalogue no. 186, pp. 275-277.

Provenance
Provenance (from the French provenir, 'to come from/forth') is the chronology of the ownership, custody, or location of a historical object. Learn more about provenance at the Walters.

Henry Walters, Baltimore, prior to 1922 [mode of acquisition unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.

Conservation

Date Description Narrative
7/26/1938 Treatment coated; examined for exhibition; inpainted; repaired; varnish removed or reduced
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Italy, Parma (Place of Origin)

Measurements

H including insert at top: 52 3/8 x W: 21 1/4 x D: 15/16 in. (133 x 54 x 2.4 cm)

Credit Line

Acquired by Henry Walters, before 1922

Location in Museum

Charles Street: Third Floor: 15th-Century Italian Art

Accession Number

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37.531A

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