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Source Description
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 a mourning crowd. The crowd includes fashionably dressed young men along with the lame and blind, who seek a miraculous cure by touching the saint's dead body. To the right, the seated pope writes the decree of canonization. The careful attention to fashion, vivid colors, and animated expressions are characteristic of the international, courtly trends encountered mostly in Northern Italy.
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Document identity
localId
5301
label
The Funeral of Saint Francis of Assisi
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obj
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drawing
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4
Source metadata
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5301
sourceUrl
contentType
drawing
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normalized
title
The Funeral of Saint Francis of Assisi
description
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 a mourning crowd. The crowd includes fashionably dressed young men along with the lame and blind, who seek a miraculous cure by touching the saint's dead body. To the right, the seated pope writes the decree of canonization. The careful attention to fashion, vivid colors, and animated expressions are characteristic of the international, courtly trends encountered mostly in Northern Italy.
provenance
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.
date
ca. 1430 (Renaissance)
citationUrl
rightsUri
CC0
language
en
genreSpecific
Painting & Drawing
panel paintings
altarpieces
predella panels
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4
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4
source
import
dimensions
units
cm
width
23.8
height
49.3
dimensionsRaw
Painted surface H: 9 3/8 x W: 19 7/16 in. (23.8 x 49.3 cm); Panel H including strips on both sides 9 15/16 x WL 20 x D: 1 9/16 in. (25.2 x 50.8 x 3.97 cm); Framed H: 13 3/4 x W: 23 3/4 x D: 2 3/4 in. (34.9 x 60.4 x 6.95 cm)
style
Gothic
Source extras
med
tempera on wood
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2109
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2064
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