Le Stimate di S. Francesco; The Stigmata of Saint Francis, Marble relief depicts the Stigmata of St. Francis near Mount La Verna in 1224. According to the hagiography, Saint Francis had spent forty days fasting and on the last day, the day of the Exaultation of the Cross, he looked up into the sky to see a six winged Seraphim in the sky. When he fell to his knees to pray he realized the angel was crucified and in turn, Francis too experienced the wounds of the crucifixion. Here, the marble relief depicts Francis in the moment right before his stigmata. He kneels at the sight of the crucified angel in the sky, to the right of the relief. He is joined by a fellow friar to the left, who also kneels in awe. The scene takes place in the foothills before a city, possibly Arezzo, Italy, the providence in which Mount La Verna resides., 1472-76

Item — Box: 302

Identifier: spc-mss0088-s46-i0301

Le Stimate di S. Francesco; The Stigmata of Saint Francis, Marble relief depicts the Stigmata of St. Francis near Mount La Verna in 1224. According to the hagiography, Saint Francis had spent forty days fasting and on the last day, the day of the Exaultation of the Cross, he looked up into the sky to see a six winged Seraphim in the sky. When he fell to his knees to pray he realized the angel was crucified and in turn, Francis too experienced the wounds of the crucifixion. Here, the marble relief depicts Francis in the moment right before his stigmata. He kneels at the sight of the crucified angel in the sky, to the right of the relief. He is joined by a fellow friar to the left, who also kneels in awe. The scene takes place in the foothills before a city, possibly Arezzo, Italy, the providence in which Mount La Verna resides.

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Scope and Contents

Vanderbilt photo identifier: SC.MSS.088.SCUL.0279; Public Notes: Marble relief belongs to a series of scenes depicted on the Pulpit of Santa Croce, commissioned by Pietro Mellini, a wealthy banker, relief was to be a funeral monument.

Dates

Creation: 1472-76

Creator

Benedetto de Maiano (alternatively: Majano de Benedetto; Benedetto di Leonardo) (Person)

Conditions Governing Access

This collection may be viewed only in the reading room of Special Collections in the Jean and Alexander Heard Library. Collections should be requested 2-3 days prior to visiting in order to facilitate easier access. For questions or to request a collection, contact specialcollections@vanderbilt.edu.

Biographical / Historical

Subjects: Sculpture; Marble Relief; Religious Scenes; Scenes from the Life of Saints; Funeral Monuments; Stigmata; Angels; Saints and Martyrs; Cityscapes; Saint Francis; Scenes from the Life of Saint Francis; Style period: Early Renaissance; Technique: sculpting; Work type: sculpture