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Bowl Depicting Saint Francis Receiving Stigmata

1531

Italy, Deruta, 16th century

Tin-glazed earthenware (maiolica)

Diameter: 41.3 cm (16 1/4 in.)

Gift of the Mildred Andrews Fund 1988.95

Location

118 Italian Renaissance

Fun Fact

According to Christian tradition, the stigmata correspond to the appearance of Christ’s wounds at similar places on the faithful following his crucifixion.

Description

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.

Inscriptions

Inscription

dated on reverse: "1531"

Provenance
Peter Putnam Estate [1925-1987].
Citations
“The Year in Review for 1988.” The Bulletin of the Cleveland Museum of Art 76, no. 2 (February 1989): 30–75.
Published as Maiolica Bowl with St. Francis Receiving the Stigmata. Mentioned & reproduced: p. 68, cat. no. 17 www.jstor.org
Exhibition history

No legacy exhibitions.

The Year in Review for 1988. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (March 1-May 14, 1989).

Source URL: https://www.clevelandart.org/art/1988.95