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Initial G: The Stigmatization of St. Francis
Creator
Rinaldo da SienaItalian Illuminator · 1270–present
All works by this person →Rinaldo da Siena is documented in Siena in 1274 and then again in 1278. He was a follower of the artist Cimabue, who was influenced by contemporary Byzantine painting, and a forerunner of Duccio, celebrated for the expressive emotional character of his work. He was active both as a painter and an illuminator. His few known works include a painted wood crucifix in the Museo Civico, San Gimignano, a
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- about 1275
- Medium
- Tempera colors and gold leaf
- Culture
- Italian
- Department
- Manuscripts
- Institution
- Getty Museum
- Object ID
- 7bcd1448-fd88-407e-97b2-8ffdad95d2b1
From the Getty Museum record
While meditating on the Crucified Christ on Mount La Verna in Umbria, Saint Francis of Assisi became so enflamed with love and devotion that his body was transformed into the likeness of Christ. Enfolded in the wings of an angel, the Crucified Christ appeared to the saint, and his wounds (stigmata) appeared on Francis's body. In this miniature, the craggy mountain is depicted as a series of slate-colored parallel planes. From the crevices of the mountain emerge stylized trees. At the lower right, the artist has shown a number of birds in order to recall the famous story of Saint Francis preaching to the birds. This leaf comes from a gradual, the choir book that contained all of the sung portions of the mass, where it introduced the text and music for the Feast of Saint Francis.
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