Bowl Depicting Saint Francis Receiving Stigmata
Unknown Artist
1531
Medium
tin-glazed earthenware (maiolica)
Dimensions
diam. 41.3 cm
Classification
Ceramic
Department
Decorative Art and Design
Museum
Cleveland Museum of Art
Credit
Gift of the Mildred Andrews Fund
Accession Number
1988.95
About this artwork
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.