Saint Francis of Assisi

1591

Andrea Andreani, after Alessandro Casolani

Associated Names
Andrea Andreani

Artist, Italian, 1558/1559 - 1629

Alessandro Casolani

Artist After, Sienese, 1552 - 1606

The image shows a man from the waist up, leaning diagonally against a large wooden cross. He is in a bent position, with his head slightly tilted to one side. His facial features are rugged and expressive, with a beard and a weary expression. His head is covered by a hood that is part of his long robe, which has a simple design and is tied at the waist with a cord. The robe covers his whole body, with the loose sleeves revealing his hands resting against the cross. To the side, there is a skull on a rock shelf. In the background, there are rocks and foliage.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    chiaroscuro woodcut printed in ochre and olive green from four blocks on laid paper

  • Credit Line

    Ailsa Mellon Bruce Fund

  • Dimensions

    sheet: 27.2 × 22.3 cm (10 11/16 × 8 3/4 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2016.168.5

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Bartsch 1802-1821, no. 30

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Pierre Mariette II, Paris [1634 - 1716] (Lugt 1790). (James A. Bergquist, Newton Centre, MA); purchased 2016 by NGA.

Associated Names

Exhibition History

2018

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

Bibliography

1802

  • Bartsch, Adam. Le peintre graveur. 21 vols. Vienna, 1802-1821: Adam. Le peintre graveur. 21 vols. Vienna: J.V. Degen, 1802-1821: no. 30

Inscriptions

lower right in image: AA (in monogram); by later hand, lower right in pen and ink: 1591

Wikidata ID

Q77258800

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