Saint Francis Receiving the Stigmata
c. 1420
Lorenzo Monaco, a monk himself, captures the legendary moment Saint Francis received the stigmata on Mount La Verna with intense spiritual drama. Francis kneels in a jagged, rocky landscape that looks almost like a stage set, reaching up to a fiery red seraph—a six-winged angel representing Christ—hovering in a gold sky. Golden rays shoot down, piercing his hands and feet in a painful but holy imitation of Christ's wounds. The bright red church in the background and the stylized rocks are classic International Gothic touches, prioritizing symbolic color and emotion over realistic perspective.
- Technique
- Tempera on wood panel
- Material
- Gold leaf
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