Saint François d'Assise
Polychromy, wood86 x 38 x 32 cm
Object: Saint François d'Assise
Museum object
- Artist | Manufacturer:
- Pedro de Mena (1628-1688) | Sculptor
- Title:
- Saint François d'Assise
- Saint Francis of Assisi
- Inventory Number:
- 2017-D005/001
- Collection:
- Old Masters
- Domain:
- Sculpture
- Period | Style | Movement:
- Baroque
- Material | Technique:
- Polychromy, wood
- Measurements:
- 86 x 38 x 32 cm
- Credit:
- Private collection
- Location:
- MNHA | Main building | 2nd floor | Kutter Rooms | Large Kutter Room
- Description:
-
The sculpture by Pedro de Mena renders Saint Francis of Assisi in meditation, holding a crucifix in his left hand. The work can be dated to the late 1670s or early 1680s.
The saint stands on a wooden base, wearing his Franciscan habit. Its humble material and simple appearance are reproduced through a technique of short, almost dotted lines and agitated brushstrokes painted in light tones on a dark brown background. De Mena achieved an even greater sense of realism through the use of glass eyes. He devised the figure with a restless internal movement that is amplified by the forward position of the saint’s right foot.
Malgorzata Nowara, Gilles Zeimet
- Copyright:
-
Work: Public domain
Image(s): In Copyright
Metadata: CC0
- Photographer:
- Dominique Provost | © Dominique Provost Art Photography
Object: Saint François d'Assise
Museum object
- Artist | Manufacturer:
- Pedro de Mena (1628-1688) | Sculptor
- Title:
- Saint François d'Assise
- Saint Francis of Assisi
- Inventory Number:
- 2017-D005/001
- Collection:
- Old Masters
- Domain:
- Sculpture
- Period | Style | Movement:
- Baroque
- Material | Technique:
- Polychromy, wood
- Measurements:
- 86 x 38 x 32 cm
- Credit:
- Private collection
- Location:
- MNHA | Main building | 2nd floor | Kutter Rooms | Large Kutter Room
- Description:
-
The sculpture by Pedro de Mena renders Saint Francis of Assisi in meditation, holding a crucifix in his left hand. The work can be dated to the late 1670s or early 1680s.
The saint stands on a wooden base, wearing his Franciscan habit. Its humble material and simple appearance are reproduced through a technique of short, almost dotted lines and agitated brushstrokes painted in light tones on a dark brown background. De Mena achieved an even greater sense of realism through the use of glass eyes. He devised the figure with a restless internal movement that is amplified by the forward position of the saint’s right foot.
Malgorzata Nowara, Gilles Zeimet
- Copyright:
-
Work: Public domain
Image(s): In Copyright
Metadata: CC0
- Photographer:
- Dominique Provost | © Dominique Provost Art Photography