Franciscan legends in Italian art : pictures in Italian churches and galleries (1905)
Salter, E. Gurney (Emma Gurney), b. 1875 · London : J.M. Dent · leaf 70
resof St. Francis or of Franciscan Saints. If one had to say which of all the Italian paintersgives us the best ideal, as opposed to portrait, pre-sentment of St. Francis, I should unhesitatinglychoose Fra Angelico. He delights to associate himwith his own patron, St. Dominic, and his… … ST. FRANCIS (detail from the crucifixion) To face p. 46 Fra Angelico Chapter-house, San Marco Florence IDEAL TYPES 47 every opportunity for hearing all the stories of theSaint. Angelicos kneeling St. Francis, in theChapterhouse Crucifixion, at San Marco, Florence,seems to me as noble and expressive…
Francis, of Assisi, Saint, 1182-1226 · Art, Italian · Christian art and symbolism
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