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The handing over of the Rule by St. Francis

Unknown author1460-1470

Comune di Ripacandida

Comune di Ripacandida
Ripacandida, Italy

The photograph represents a detail of the scene, in which the Poor Clares, headed by Chiara and her sister Agnes, receive the rule from St. Francis, who is now mutilated. The scene is among the most important of all the cycles because among the onlookers is ser Francesco da Ripacandida, who commissioned the Old Testament frescoes

Details

  • Title: The handing over of the Rule by St. Francis
  • Creator: Unknown author
  • Date: 1460-1470
  • Location: chiesa di San Donato, terza campata, parete sinistra
  • Medium: affresco

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