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Source Description
In this woodland setting, the trees yield to the divine presence, which travels from the upper right sunburst through the forest, like a heavenly explosion, toward the figure of Saint Francis at left. Landscape was central to the story of the saint, who, Christian tradition says, spent years in the wilderness living as a beggar before he miraculously received the stigmata (wounds of Christ) during an ecstatic vision. Titian’s dramatic lines create a series of dynamic diagonals, heightening the moment of religious rapture and expressing God’s power through the wonderous riches of nature.
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Document identity
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136268
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Saint Francis Receiving the Stigmata
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print
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136268
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print
title
Saint Francis Receiving the Stigmata
description
In this woodland setting, the trees yield to the divine presence, which travels from the upper right sunburst through the forest, like a heavenly explosion, toward the figure of Saint Francis at left. Landscape was central to the story of the saint, who, Christian tradition says, spent years in the wilderness living as a beggar before he miraculously received the stigmata (wounds of Christ) during an ecstatic vision. Titian’s dramatic lines create a series of dynamic diagonals, heightening the moment of religious rapture and expressing God’s power through the wonderous riches of nature.
date
1535–45
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CC0
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CC0
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en
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Q80029856
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23975
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Print
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1
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import
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Image: 29.2 x 43.5 cm (11 1/2 x 17 1/8 in.); Sheet: 29.2 x 43.5 cm (11 1/2 x 17 1/8 in.)
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Italy, Venice
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1960.16
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woodcut
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Saint Francis Receiving the Stigmata, 1535–45. Niccolo Boldrini (Italian, c. 1500–after 1566), after Titian (Italian, c. 1488–1576). Woodcut; image: 29.2 x 43.5 cm (11 1/2 x 17 1/8 in.); sheet: 29.2 x 43.5 cm (11 1/2 x 17 1/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Delia E. Holden Fund, 1960.160
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PR - Woodcut
didYouKnow
The woodcutter cut the block to purposely imitate the drawing style of the composition's designer, Titian.
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Delia E. Holden Fund
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2026-05-29 06:56:59.151000
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136268
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PR - Woodcut
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photo
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