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Der heilige Franziskus von Assisi in Meditation
Saint Francis of Assisi in Meditation
Kunstpalast - Horst Kolberg - ARTOTHEK

Saint Francis of Assisi in Meditation, 1630–1635

ArtistFrancisco de Zurbarán, Fuente de Cantos 1598–1664 Madrid
Oil on canvas
Dimensions without frame163,5 × 122,5 cm
Dimensions with frame191,5 × 153,5 cm
Status
not on display
About the work“If every individual would renounce the accumulation of possessions, then everyone would have enough,” wrote Saint Francis. Born at the end of the twelfth century, he was the founder of the Franciscans, the first mendicant order. To this day, the Catholic monastic community continues to take vows of poverty, chastity and obedience. The Franciscan order was very present in the everyday life of the Spanish Baroque painter Francisco de Zurbarán. When he moved to Seville, he even received a commission from them. Nevertheless, it remains unclear why he depicted Saint Francis so remarkably often – Zurbarán portrayed him at least 50 times.
AccessionAcquisition 1936
Provenance[...]; o.D. Comtess de la Paz, Madrid; o.D. Sammlung Otto Mündler, Paris; o.D. Sammlung Otto Wesendonck (Elberfeld 1815 - 1896 Berlin), Berlin; 1896 Mathilde Wesendonck (Elberfeld 1828 - 1902 Traunblick, Österreich), erworben im Erbgang von ihrem Ehemann; 1902 Erbengemeinschaft Wesendonck, Berlin; 1905 -1909 ausgestellt im Kaiser-Friedrich-Museum, Berlin; 1909 Dauerleihgabe der Wesendonck-Erben an das Provinzialmuseum, Bonn, Nr. 336; 1936 übertragen vom Provinzialmuseum/Rheinisches Landesmuseum, Bonn


Inventory numberM 78
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