Saint Francis consoled by the musical angel
Vanni, Francesco (1563-1610)
- Cantor Arts Center (Stanford University)
[Museum inv. no.: L.15.673.2007]On loan from Kirk Edward Long
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Description
St. Francis is sitting on the ground leaning against a tree or bank with his head resting on a crucifix held by his hands placed on his left thigh and right shoulder. A skull is under his left elbow and resting against his left side with a drinking cup and basket next to it on the ground. Prayer beads are under his left hand. His head leans to the left, and he is in a trance. In the upper left of the scene, a vision of a naked cherub is seated on a cloud in the sky playing violin by bowing with his left hand and holding the tuning pegs in his right hand. The bottom of the violin rests on the cherub's left thigh with the body of the instrument on his right thigh. Rays of sunshine radiate from behind the cherub.People as subjects
St. Francis of Assisi (1182-1226)Iconclass
11H(FRANCIS)1(+31)St. Francis of Assisi in ecstasy (+angels floating in the air)
Instruments [MIMO Code] (notes)
Violin [3573]RIdIM images
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image link 1Bibliographic references
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Gabbarelli, Jamie. "An original copy: Agostino Carracci’s Saint Francis consoled by a musical angel, after Francesco Vanni", Yale University Art Gallery bulletin (2011) 69–73.
Ciampolini, Marco. Pittori senesi del Seicento (Siena: Nuova immagine, 2010) n. 969. ISBN 9788871452852.
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