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Photograph by Ed Pollard, Hasselblad H4D50 - 2021.
Saint Francis of Assisi, Transported Dying to S. Maria Degli Angeli, Blessing the Town of Assisi
Photograph by Ed Pollard, Hasselblad H4D50 - 2021.
Photograph by Ed Pollard, Hasselblad H4D50 - 2021.

Saint Francis of Assisi, Transported Dying to S. Maria Degli Angeli, Blessing the Town of Assisi

Artist Léon Benouville (French, 1821-1859)
Dateca. 1853
MediumOil on panel
Dimensions13 3/4 x 32 3/4 in. (34.9 x 83.2 cm)
Overall, Frame: 26 x 44 1/2 x 5 in. (66 x 113 x 12.7 cm)
ClassificationsEuropean art
Credit LineMuseum purchase in memory of Jeannette Blount with Contributions from RADM Robert H. Blount, the Blount family and friends
Object number98.28
Terms
  • Saints
  • St. Francis
  • Monks
  • Landscape
  • Men
  • Multi
  • Romantic
  • France
On View
On view
DescriptionThis painting depicts an imaginary scene from the life of the 19th-century Italian saint, Francis of Assisi. The saint, returning to Assisi to die, has asked his disciples to pause as they approach their destination so that he can bestow his final blessing on the town itself.

Label TextLéon Benouville French, 1821–1859 Saint Francis of Assisi, Transported Dying to S. Maria Degli Angeli, Blessing the Town of Assisi, ca. 1853 Oil on panel Museum purchase, in memory of Jeannette Blount with contributions from RADM Robert H. Blount, the Blount family, and friends 98.28
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