The Funeral of Saint Francis of Assisi

ca. 1430 (Renaissance)

49.3 cm 23.8 cm

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A panel from the "predella," or illustrated base, of an altarpiece dedicated to Saint Francis, this image combines the funeral of the saint (died 1226) with his canonization, or declaration of sainthood, by Pope Gregory IX in 1228. The saint's body lies on a bier surrounded by...

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Charles Woodyat, Naples [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Charles Woodyat Sale, Tavazzi and Jandolo, Rome, April 15-19, 1912, no. 394 [as Benozzo Gozzoli]; A. S. Drey, Munich and New York [date of acquisition unknown], by purchase; Henry Walters, Baltimore, April 24, 1915, by purchase; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
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4
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Gothic
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