Saint Francis of Assisi ca. 1480–81 Antoniazzo Romano (Antonio di Benedetto Aquilio) This distinguished picture, in which the saint seems to address the viewer, was painted as a single-panel altarpiece for Clemente Brigante Colonna’s chapel in the church of Santa Maria Maggiore, Tivoli. Colonna, who died in 1481, was governor of Tivoli and had a special devotion to Saint artist of notable achievement, Antoniazzo was a native of Rome and closely attentive to the work of other painters active in the papal city, such as Ghirlandaio, Melozzo da Forlì (with whom he collaborated), and Pie
Saint Francis of Assisi ca. 1480–81 Antoniazzo Romano (Antonio di Benedetto Aquilio) This distinguished picture, in which the saint seems to address the viewer, was painted as a single-panel altarpiece for Clemente Brigante Colonna’s chapel in the church of Santa Maria Maggiore, Tivoli. Colonna, who died in 1481, was governor of Tivoli and had a special devotion to Saint artist of notable achievement, Antoniazzo was a native of Rome and closely attentive to the work of other painters active in the papal city, such as Ghirlandaio, Melozzo da Forlì (with whom he collaborated), and Piero della Saint Francis of Assisi. Antoniazzo Romano (Antonio di Benedetto Aquilio) (Italian, Rome 1435/40–1508 Rome). ca. 1480–81. Tempera and gold on wood, transferred to wood. Paintings
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