The Vision of Saint Francis of Assisi — Ludovico Carracci

Ludovico Carracci. Painted 1583 - 1585.

Ludovico Carracci was one of the earliest painters to explore the emotional side of religious revelation. Here he illustrated, for the first time in art, an episode in which one of Saint Francis’s followers witnessed an apparition of the Virgin giving the Christ Child to the saint to hold. Carracci distinguished the heavenly light around the Virgin from the nocturnal moonlit landscape (on the left at the painting), at the same time he emphasized the intensely spiritual nature of Francis’s experience.

From the collection of the Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Currently on display in Middle Ages and Renaissance, Main building, Renaissance in Italy.

oil paint (paint), canvas · Original size: 102 × 103 cm

Print: 102 × 103 cm, printed on Hahnemühle FineArt archival cotton paper. Museum-grade reproduction quality, true to the colours and detail of the original work.

Frame (optional): a custom-made wooden frame in a matte black finish, cut to the exact dimensions of this print, with an off-white passe-partout mat and protective glazing. Ready to hang.

Source: https://id.rijksmuseum.nl/200109177. Image released under CC0 by the Rijksmuseum.