Der heilige Franziskus und der arme Ritter

Position Sansepolcro, Chiesa di San Francesco
Der heilige Franziskus und der arme Ritter
Stefano di Giovanni di Consolo (Sassetta) (1432–1444), Der heilige Franziskus und der arme Ritter, Sansepolcro, Chiesa di San Francesco, jetzt London, National Gallery, Saal 52, 1437–1444, Bild 1/2
Stefano di Giovanni di Consolo (Sassetta) (1432–1444), Der heilige Franziskus und der arme Ritter, Sansepolcro, Chiesa di San Francesco, jetzt London, National Gallery, Saal 52, 1437–1444, Bild 1/2
Stefano di Giovanni di Consolo (Sassetta) (1432–1444), Der heilige Franziskus und der arme Ritter, Sansepolcro, Chiesa di San Francesco, jetzt London, National Gallery, Saal 52, 1437–1444, Bild 2/2

Saint Francis and the Poor Knight, and Francis's Vision, Saint Francis renounces his Earthly Father

On the left, Saint Francis gives his clothes to an impoverished knight. That night he dreams of a palace adorned with military banners and thinks that he will follow a military career. Then a voice explains that the vision concerns a spiritual army.

On the right, Saint Francis throws off his clothes and accepts the protection of a bishop. He rejects his inheritance to be received naked by the Church. His father displays his anger outside.

London, National Gallery, Saal 52
London, National Gallery, Saal 52, Bild 1/3
London, National Gallery, Saal 52, Bild 1/3
London, National Gallery, Saal 52, Bild 2/3
London, National Gallery, Saal 52, Bild 3/3

In Vorbereitung: Paris, Musée d’Orsay; Paris, Musée des Arts décoratifs; L'Aquila, Museo Nazionale d'Abruzzo; Ascoli Piceno, Pinacoteca civica

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