Annibale Carracci (School), Saint Francis Of Assisi In Ecstasy

Annibale Carracci (School), Saint Francis Of Assisi In EcstasyThis remarkable early 17th century Italian oil on panel depicts the death of Saint Francis of Assisi. Its after a lost painting by Annibale Carracci (1560 1609) and related to three other copies, which are held in museum collections. Born circa 1181, Saint Francis was an Italian Catholic friar, venerated for his dedication to a life of poverty, preaching, and chastity. He founded the religious order of the Franciscans. In 1224, in search of deeper

Medium: Oil on canvasOverall size: 19½” x 23” / 50cm x 59cmYear of creation: 1914Provenance: EnglandCondition: Very presentable with minor restorations

had to sell his works to the general public

was considered the “father of British sea painting”

A freshly boiled pot is placed on the table as the couple park down for their daily routine

Students of the École des Beaux-Arts in Paris often travelled to Italy to further their development

led to greater opportunities and his career began to flourish

we see a cluster of figures gathered around a blacksmith’s forge in the village of Chiddingstone

Paolo de Matteis (1662-1728) so it's plausible that the artist worked within his circle

was Italian (b

Overall size: 22½” x 28½” / 57cm x 72cm

with Gabriel kneeling before a seated Mary

Medium: Oil on canvasOverall size: 18½” x 22” / 47cm x 56cmYear of creation: c