Who created "St. Francis (?)"?

St. Francis (?) was created by Theodor Verkruis|Carlo Maratti.

What medium is "St. Francis (?)"?

St. Francis (?) is Etching and engraving.

Is "St. Francis (?)" in the public domain?

Yes, St. Francis (?) is in the public domain and available for free download under CC0 license.

St. Francis (?)

Theodor Verkruis|Carlo Maratti

Medium

Etching and engraving

Dimensions

sheet: 17 13/16 x 10 1/16 in. (45.3 x 25.6 cm)

Classification

Prints

Department

Drawings and Prints

Museum

Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY

Credit

Harris Brisbane Dick Fund, 1947

Accession Number

47.100.1145

Tags

Saint FrancisCrossChrist

Art Historical Context

This evocative print, tentatively titled *St. Francis (?)**, is a masterful etching and engraving attributed to Theodor Verkruis after the renowned Baroque painter Carlo Maratti Measuring 17 13/16 x 10 1/16 inches, it captures a profound religious scene featuring Saint Francis alongside Christ and the Cross—likely evoking the saint's stigmatization, a pivotal moment in Christian hagiography where Francis received the wounds of the crucifixion. Housed in the Metropolitan Museum of Art's Drawings and Prints, it entered the collection via the Harris Brisbane Dick Fund in 1947. Maratti (1625–1713...

St. Francis (?)

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