Franciscan legends in Italian art : pictures in Italian churches and galleries (1905)
Salter, E. Gurney (Emma Gurney), b. 1875 · London : J.M. Dent · leaf 78
scences, like real nail-heads, but formed offlesh, in the hands and feet; more often they arepainted as crimson scars, or as rays of light. Thewound in the side is not always visible, butfrequently the Saint is shown pointing to it withone hand—a gesture that ill accords with thescrupulous… … ST. FRA\XIS RECEIVING THE STIGMATA To face />. 52 Andrea della RobbiaSta. Maria degli Angeli, Assisi ST. FRANCIS IN SACRED STORY 53 ceeding from the Seraph to the hands, feet, andside of the kneeling Saint—a very prosaic andmaterial method of representing the mysteriousimpression. This scene is…
Francis, of Assisi, Saint, 1182-1226 · Art, Italian · Christian art and symbolism
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