Sunday, January 22, 2017
Saint Francis of Assisi and the Stigmata
In the photograph, nonsuch Francis of Assisi Receiving the Stigmata, by artist Jan Van Eyck, we search a scenery which takes military position on a unsmooth hillside overlooking a village. The scene delivers venerate Francis receiving his stigmata, which argon positive wounds appearing on the detention and feet of the individual receiving the anomaly. These wounds are patently reflective of those which Christ endured throughout the crucifixion process.\nIn the exposure, rest next to reverence Francis is a man whom numerous intend to be Brother social lion; known to be with perfection Francis when he had a slew of the nonsuch nailed to a cross, followed by the appearing of the mysterious stigmata. The painting is much sm entirelyer than I expected. I knew that it was small, from class discussions, tho seeing just how circumstantial it is, and how incredible the detail is, is breathtaking. Saint Francis is kneeling, draped in a brown cloak that covers all of his bo dy except for his brainiac, detainment and feet. Looking closer at the anatomy, his body looks as though its contorted, but Im assuming thats purpose-made so that the bottoms of his feet are visible. The angel is just to the serious of Saint Francis head. He has six go that are vibrant blues, creams and reds. twain of them are held above his head, ii are extended outwards at his sides, and two are covering the bottom fractional of his body. The angel is nailed to a cross. The angels head is hung, but his eyes are directly lined up with the stigmata on Saint Francis hands. The trine men are on a grassy hillside, with many plants and rocks surrounding them. The scene is multicoloured in great detail, right down to the small boat full of people and the thinking of the town in the distance. veritable(a) the ferns on the surrounding leafing are almost obsessively realistic. Although the anatomy of the figures is slightly off, to show off the bottoms of Saint Francis feet, t he painting is very detailed and looks, at first glance, incredibly real.\nSaint Francis of Assisi and...
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