Seven panels, trefoiled top. They originally formed the back of an altarpiece painted for the Church of San Francesco at Borgo Sansepolero together with one other in the Chantilly Museum. 1: St Francis and the Beggar and the Dream of St Francis; 2: St Francis Renouncing his Heritage; 3: St Francis and the Conversion of the Wolf of Gubbio; 4: St Francis before the Soldan; 5: St Francis before the Pope; 6: St Francis Receiving Stigmata; 7: The Funeral of St Francis.
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Title of artwork, date
The Legend of St. Francis of Assisi, 1437–1444
Date supported
1934
Medium and material
Oil on panel
Dimensions
88 x 52 cm
Grant
10000
Total cost
43000

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