Lot Essay
The figures in the composition were inspired by the painting by Frédéric Barocci of circa 1595 in Urbino (see A. Schmarsow, Frederigo Barocci, Leipzig, 1909, p. 94).
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Saint Francis receiving the Stigmata
Details
Studio of Sir Peter Paul Rubens (Siegen 1577-1640 Antwerp)
Saint Francis receiving the Stigmata
oil on panel
48.9 x 36.8 cm.
Saint Francis receiving the Stigmata
oil on panel
48.9 x 36.8 cm.
Literature
P. Hildebrand, Études franciscaines, XLV, 1935, p. 727.
Exhibited
Brussels, Musées Royaux des Beaux-Arts de Belgique, Ie Siècle de Rubens, 15 October-12 December 1965, no. 196, illustrated.
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