Saint Francis of Assisi (Giovanni Francesco di Bernadone) (1181-1226)
Italian (Lombard) School
Category
Art / Oil paintings
Date
1600 - 1629
Materials
Oil on canvas
Measurements
750 x 620 mm
Place of origin
Lombardy
Order this imageCollection
Nostell Priory, West Yorkshire
NT 959446
Summary
Oil painting on canvas, Saint Francis of Assisi (Giovanni Francesco di Bernadone) (1181-1226), Italian (Lombard) School, early 17th century. A half-length portrait of St Francis wearing a brown cowl, his hands clapsed in prayer, a halo on his head.
Provenance
Probably acquired by Charles Winn in the 19th century, as an original by the Bolognese artist, Annibale Carraci (1555 - 1619); lent to Works of Ancient and Modern Masters exhibition, Leeds, 1826; recorded in the 1859 catalogue of the pictures at Nostell; purchased by the National Trust by private treaty sale from Lord St Oswald in 2010
Credit line
Nostell Priory, The St Oswald Collection (National Trust)
Marks and inscriptions
At the top of the frame: H. CARACCI At the bottom of the frame: 8
Makers and roles
Italian (Lombard) School, artist previously catalogued as attributed to Italian (Milanese) School, artist previously catalogued as attributed to Cristofano Allori (Florence 1577 - Florence 1621) , artist previously catalogued as attributed to Ludovico Carracci (Bologna 1555 - Bologna 1619), artist previously catalogued as attributed to Alessandro Allori (Florence 1535 - Florence 1607), artist attributed to Italian School, artist
References
Brockwell 1915 Maurice Walter Brockwell, Catalogue of the Pictures and Other Works of Art in the Collection of Lord St Oswald at Nostell Priory, London 1915, cat. 8