Attributed to Nicolo Roccatagliata (Italian, 1593–1636)
Saint Francis of Assisi; Base with Putti
INV-2169
Attributed to Nicolo Roccatagliata (Italian, 1593–1636)1600–20
Saint Francis of Assisi; Base with Putti
Attributed to Nicolo Roccatagliata (Italian, 1593–1636) →17th Centurysculpturebronze
Date
1600–20
Medium
Bronze
Dimensions
108.6 × 40.7 × 29.3 cm (42 3/4 × 16 × 11 1/2 in.)
Museum
Art Institute of Chicago
Location
Chicago, IL
Credit
Kate S. Buckingham Endowment
Saint Francis reveals the stigmata, or wounds of Christ, which he received miraculously toward the end of his life in 1224. Since the saint did not suffer martyrdom, his wounds were considered a sign of his special closeness to Jesus. They became a principal feature of representations of the saint during the Counter-Reformation, the Catholic response to the criticisms of the Protestant Reformation. Nicolo Roccatagliata was a master of bronze sculpture and probably executed this statuette during a decade of activity based in Venice that began in 1593.
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