#saint francis

Attributed to Juan Carreño De Miranda (1614-1685) - San Francisco predicando a las aves (1646)

Orazio Borgianni, Saint Francis in Ecstasy, 17th century

Carlo Crivelli, Saint Francis Collecting the Blood of Christ, c. 1490-1500

The twining of Rubens’ Saint Francis in Meditation at the Art Institute of Chicago during my last summer residency at SAIC. 

Saint Francis and other stories. 

Cimabue (Cenni di Pepo; Florence, c.1240 - 1302 Pisa), Crucifixion, c.1280, fresco, 350 x 690 cm.  San Francesco, Assisi

ThisCrucifixion with a small kneeling figure of Saint Francis at the foot of the Cross, a masterpiece of unprecedented drama and dynamism, was part of decoration commissioned to Cimabue and his workshop for the upper basilica. Unfortunately, the frescoes suffered severe damage, mainly due to the oxidation of the white lead that Cimabue used to mix into his paints. This process made the light tones dark, thus creating the effect of a photographic negative.

Basilica of Saint Francis of Assisi 

Assisi, Italy