Saint Francis Receiving the Stigmata

c. 1530

Titian

Associated Names
Titian

Artist, Venetian, 1488/1490 - 1576

Giovanni Britto

Artist, German, active c. 1530/1550

Nicolò Boldrini

Artist, Italian, born c. 1510, active c. 1530 - c. 1570

This is a drawing of a forest scene. The artwork depicts a person with a hooded cloak kneeling beneath a canopy of leafy trees, reaching upward. The forest surrounds with trees and foliage detailed, with a path between them. In the distance, a castle can be faintly seen. The atmosphere is contemplative, with light suggesting a significant occurrence. Texture and form of the foliage and garments adds depth to the drawing.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    woodcut on laid paper

  • Credit Line

    Ailsa Mellon Bruce Fund

  • Dimensions

    block: 29.5 x 43.4 cm (11 5/8 x 17 1/16 in.)
    sheet: 29.8 x 43.7 cm (11 3/4 x 17 3/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2005.14.1

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Passavant, no. 59, State (as Boldrini)

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

(R. M. Light & Co., Inc., Santa Barbara); purchased 2005 by NGA.

Associated Names

Exhibition History

2007

  • The Baroque Woodcut, National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C., 2007 - 2008

2018

  • Heavenly Earth: Images of Saint Francis at La Verna, NGA, 2018.

Bibliography

1860

  • Passavant, Johann David. Le peintre-graveur, contenant l'histoire de la gravure sur bois, sur metalet au buring jusque vers la fin du XVI siecle .... 6 vols. Leipzig: Rudolph Weigel, 1860-1864.

Inscriptions

by later hand, lower left verso in graphite: P. II 235.59; by later hand, lower right verso in graphite: 11786 Nicola Boldrini after Titian

Wikidata ID

Q76358940

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