Tuesday, May 9, 2017
Saint Francis of Assisi and the Stigmata
In the painting, ideal Francis of Assisi Receiving the Stigmata, by artist Jan vanguard Eyck, we see a sight which takes place on a rocky hillside overlooking a village. The perspective shows nonesuch Francis receiving his stigmata, which ar actual wounds appearing on the hands and feet of the individual receiving the anomaly. These wounds argon app bently reflective of those which deliveryman endured throughout the crucifixion process.\nIn the painting, standing next to deification Francis is a man whom some(prenominal) believe to be sidekick Leo; known to be with canonize Francis when he had a vision of the angel nailed to a cross, followed by the appearing of the hush-hush stigmata. The painting is much slim than I expected. I knew that it was small, from consort discussions, but seeing incisively how tiny it is, and how incredible the pointedness is, is breathtaking. Saint Francis is kneeling, draped in a brown screen that covers all of his body keep out for hi s head, hands and feet. Looking next at the anatomy, his body looks as though its contorted, but Im expect thats purposeful so that the so-and-sos of his feet be visible. The angel is just to the justly of Saint Francis head. He has sextuplet wings that are vibrant blues, creams and reds. Two of them are held above his head, dickens are increase outwards at his sides, and two are covering the bottom half of his body. The angel is nailed to a cross. The angels head is hung, but his eye are directly line up with the stigmata on Saint Francis hands. The three men are on a sedgelike hillside, with many plants and rocks contact them. The scene is painted in long detail, right down to the small boat full of raft and the view of the town in the distance. Even the ferns on the surrounding foliage are roughly obsessively realistic. Although the anatomy of the figures is somewhat off, to show off the bottoms of Saint Francis feet, the painting is very critical and looks, at f irst glance, unbelievably real.\nSaint Francis of Assisi and...
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