European Painting before 1900, Johnson Collection Saint Francis of Assisi Fragment from The Crucifixion, with Saints Nicholas of Bari and Francis of Assisi, in the Confraternity of San Niccolò del Ceppo, Florence c. 1427 Fra Angelico (Guido di Pietro, also called Fra Giovanni da Fiesole), Italian (active Florence and Rome), first securely documented 1417, died 1455 Tempera and tooled gold on panel with vertical grain * Gallery 212, European Art 1100-1500, second floor Cat. 14 John G. Johnson Collection, 1917 |
LabelThis panel showing Saint Francis of Assisi was originally part of a silhouetted Crucifixion group made for the oratory of San Niccolò del Ceppo, a boys' club in Florence. It was removed from the Florentine group in the early twentieth century and replaced by a copy.* Works in the collection are moved off view for many different reasons. Although gallery locations on the website are updated regularly, there is no guarantee that this object will be on display on the day of your visit. |
