Saint Francis Praying in a Landscape

Minneapolis Institute of Art

Saint Francis Praying in a Landscape

Attributed to Pier Francesco MolaLinkedCulture matchlcp-2d9c3b5e87ab

Date
c. 1650
Medium
Pen and brown ink, brush and brown wash on laid paper
Department
European Art
Institution
Minneapolis Institute of Art
Object ID
146795

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The Italian Baroque painter Pier Francesco Mola was known for his mystical devotional paintings representing solitary saints praying in lush, idyllic landscapes. Here Mola depicts Saint Francis praying on Mount Alverna, where a powerful vision left the saint with the wounds of Christ's Crucifixion permanently marking his hands, feet, and chest. Mola represents the presence of the divine as a burst of light breaking through the cloudy sky. Mola executed a related painting on marble representing Saint Francis Receiving the Stigmata, which is also in Mia's collection (2020.13.1). Italy, Europe

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The Friends of Bruce Dayton Art Acquisition Fund and the Putnam Dana McMillan Fund

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