The Stigmatization of Saint Francis

1760s

Johan Baptist Enzensberger

Associated Names
Johan Baptist Enzensberger

Artist, German, 1733 - 1773

This image depicts a religious scene with a celestial interaction. It features a figure in a robe reaching upwards towards an angelic figure descending from above, surrounded by cherubs and light. The angelic figure is winged and holds a palm frond. The background shows clouds and faint architecture in the distance, with additional elements like draped robes, foliage, sandals, and a skull at the base. The composition is intricate with detailed expressions and movement, set within an arch-shaped frame.

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Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Princes of Liechtenstein, Vienna and Vaduz (Lugt 4398). Richard Tüngel [1893-1970], Ahrensburg. Wolfgang Ratjen, Munich; purchased 2007 by NGA.

Associated Names

Exhibition History

1965

  • Zeichnungen alter Meister aus deutschem Privatbesitz, Kunsthalle Hamburg, Kunsthalle Stuttgart, 1965 - 1966, no. 106, fig. 131.

2010

  • German Master Drawings from the Wolfgang Ratjen Collection, 1580 - 1900, NGA, 2010, 34, no. 31.

2018

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

Inscriptions

on mount at bottom left in graphite: J. Enzensberger D.; verso at top left in graphite: 2/78, and at top right: 32

Watermarks

fleur-de-lys

Wikidata ID

Q64581857

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