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Ecstasy of Saint Francis
Ecstasy of Saint Francis

Ecstasy of Saint Francis

Primary (Siena, Italy, 1563–1610)
NationalityItalian, Europe
Datecirca 1595
MediumEtching
DimensionsSheet: 9 5/16 × 7 1/16 in. (23.6 × 17.9 cm)
Credit LineBlanton Museum of Art, The University of Texas at Austin, The Leo Steinberg Collection, 2002.241
Collection AreaPrints and Drawings
Object number2002.241
On View
Not on view
Label Text
There is a sweet familiarity to Vanni’s St. Francis in Ecstasy. The setting is minimal, analogous to the poverty Francis proclaimed as the path to God. Vanni has rendered Francis’ face as emaciated and pock marked. Any anxiety the viewer might feel is assuaged by the ebullience of the angel.
Exhibitions
The Ecstasy of Saint Francis, after Francesco Vanni
The Ecstasy of Saint Francis, after Francesco Vanni
Agostino Carracci
1595
Scenes from the Life of Saint Catherine of Siena
Scenes from the Life of Saint Catherine of Siena
Francesco Vanni
before 1597
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Saint John the Baptist Surrounded by Angels, from the Assumption of the Virgin in the Dome of the Cathedral at Parma, after Antonio Allegri, called Correggio
Giovanni Battista Vanni
1642
Image Not Available for An Unidentified Saint Surrounded by Angels, from the Assumption of the Virgin in the Dome of the Cathedral at Parma, after Antonio Allegri, called Correggio
An Unidentified Saint Surrounded by Angels, from the Assumption of the Virgin in the Dome of the Cathedral at Parma, after Antonio Allegri, called Correggio
Giovanni Battista Vanni
1642
Image Not Available for An Apostle and Four Angels, from the Assumption of the Virgin in the Dome of the Cathedral at Parma, after Antonio Allegri, called Correggio
An Apostle and Four Angels, from the Assumption of the Virgin in the Dome of the Cathedral at Parma, after Antonio Allegri, called Correggio
Giovanni Battista Vanni
1642
Image Not Available for An Apostle and Four Angels, from the Assumption of the Virgin in the Dome of the Cathedral at Parma, after Antonio Allegri, called Correggio
An Apostle and Four Angels, from the Assumption of the Virgin in the Dome of the Cathedral at Parma, after Antonio Allegri, called Correggio
Giovanni Battista Vanni
1642
Image Not Available for Two Apostles and Three Angels, from from the Assumption of the Virgin in the Dome of the Cathedral at Parma, after Antonio Allegri, called Correggio
Two Apostles and Three Angels, from from the Assumption of the Virgin in the Dome of the Cathedral at Parma, after Antonio Allegri, called Correggio
Giovanni Battista Vanni
1642
Image Not Available for Two Apostles and Five Angels, from the Assumption of the Virgin in the Dome of the Cathedral at Parma, after Antonio Allegri, called Correggio
Two Apostles and Five Angels, from the Assumption of the Virgin in the Dome of the Cathedral at Parma, after Antonio Allegri, called Correggio
Giovanni Battista Vanni
1642
Image Not Available for A Bishop Surrounded by Angels, from the Assumption of the Virgin in the Dome of the Cathedral at Parma, after Antonio Allegri, called Correggio
A Bishop Surrounded by Angels, from the Assumption of the Virgin in the Dome of the Cathedral at Parma, after Antonio Allegri, called Correggio
Giovanni Battista Vanni
1642
Image Not Available for A Bishop Accompanied by Six Angels, from the Assumption of the Virgin in the Dome of the Cathedral at Parma, after Antonio Allegri, called Correggio
A Bishop Accompanied by Six Angels, from the Assumption of the Virgin in the Dome of the Cathedral at Parma, after Antonio Allegri, called Correggio
Giovanni Battista Vanni
1642
Image Not Available for Assumption of the Virgin, from the Assumption of the Virgin in the Dome of the Cathedral at Parma, after Antonio Allegri, called Correggio
Assumption of the Virgin, from the Assumption of the Virgin in the Dome of the Cathedral at Parma, after Antonio Allegri, called Correggio
Giovanni Battista Vanni
1642
Assumption of the Virgin, from the Assumption of the Virgin in the Dome of the Cathedral at Parma, after Antonio Allegri, called Correggio
Assumption of the Virgin, from the Assumption of the Virgin in the Dome of the Cathedral at Parma, after Antonio Allegri, called Correggio
Giovanni Battista Vanni
1642