c. 1427
Saint Francis of Assisi
Fra AngelicoItalian (active Fiesole, Florence, Cortona, Perugia, Orvieto, and Rome), first securely documented 1417, died 1455
This panel showing Saint Francis of Assisi was originally part of a silhouetted Crucifixion group made for the oratory of San Niccolò del Ceppo, a boys' club in Florence. It was removed from the Florentine group in the early twentieth century and replaced by a copy.
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Resources
The John G. Johnson Collection: A History and Selected Works
This online scholarly publication examines one of the finest collections of European art ever to have been formed in the United States by a private collector.
The John G. Johnson Collection: A History and Selected Works
This online scholarly publication examines one of the finest collections of European art ever to have been formed in the United States by a private collector.