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Bowl Depicting Saint Francis Receiving Stigmata

1531

Italy, Deruta, 16th century

Medium
tin-glazed earthenware (maiolica)
Measurements
Diameter: 41.3 cm (16 1/4 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of the Mildred Andrews Fund 1988.95
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Location
118 Italian Renaissance
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According to Christian tradition, the stigmata correspond to the appearance of Christ’s wounds at similar places on the faithful following his crucifixion.

Description

In this depiction representing his closeness to Christ, Saint Francis receives the stigmata through strikes of light from a vision of the risen Lord hovering as an angel in front of the basilica at Assisi. This bowl likely recalls a panel painting produced by the Italian master painter Giotto around 1300.
A circular tin-glazed earthenware bowl decorated with blue, orange, and yellow depicts Saint Francis kneeling centrally, hands raised toward a small winged figure in flight. He wears a white habit and a yellow halo, gazing across a blue-shaded landscape toward a yellow building atop a hill. A wide rim features elaborate blue scrolling vines interspersed with orange and yellow floral clusters against a white ground.

Bowl Depicting Saint Francis Receiving Stigmata

1531

Italy, Deruta, 16th century

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