Die Feuerprobe vor dem Sultan

Position Sansepolcro, Chiesa di San Francesco
Die Feuerprobe vor dem Sultan
Stefano di Giovanni di Consolo (Sassetta) (1432–1444), Die Feuerprobe vor dem Sultan, Sansepolcro, Chiesa di San Francesco, jetzt London, National Gallery, Saal 52, 1437–1444, Bild 1/2
Stefano di Giovanni di Consolo (Sassetta) (1432–1444), Die Feuerprobe vor dem Sultan, Sansepolcro, Chiesa di San Francesco, jetzt London, National Gallery, Saal 52, 1437–1444, Bild 1/2
Stefano di Giovanni di Consolo (Sassetta) (1432–1444), Die Feuerprobe vor dem Sultan, Sansepolcro, Chiesa di San Francesco, jetzt London, National Gallery, Saal 52, 1437–1444, Bild 2/2

The Wolf of Gubbio and Saint Francis before the Sultan

Saint Francis makes a pact with the wolf who has been preying on the people of Gubbio. In return for leaving them at peace, he would be fed at public expense. The wolf places his right paw in the hand of the saint. In another scene, Francis offers to walk through fire in an effort to convert the Sultan of Egypt to Christianity.

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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