SIMONE MARTINI (b. 1280/85, Siena, d. 1344, Avignon) St Clare and St Elizabeth of Hungary 1317 Fresco, 215 x 185 cm Cappella di San Martino, Lower Church, San Francesco, Assisi On the underside of the entrance arch of the Cappella di San Martino eight saints are painted. They are Saints Francis, Clare, and Anthony - tributes to the Order that administered the Basilica -, as well as other saints connected to Robert of Anjou: Louis of Toulouse, his older brother; Elisabeth of Hungary, the aunt of his mother, Mary; Louis IX, King of France, his great-grandfather; Mary Magdalene and Cathe
SIMONE MARTINI (b. 1280/85, Siena, d. 1344, Avignon) St Clare and St Elizabeth of Hungary 1317 Fresco, 215 x 185 cm Cappella di San Martino, Lower Church, San Francesco, Assisi On the underside of the entrance arch of the Cappella di San Martino eight saints are painted. They are Saints Francis, Clare, and Anthony - tributes to the Order that administered the Basilica -, as well as other saints connected to Robert of Anjou: Louis of Toulouse, his older brother; Elisabeth of Hungary, the aunt of his mother, Mary; Louis IX, King of France, his great-grandfather; Mary Magdalene and Catherine, saints his father Charles II was particularly devoted to. --- Keywords: -------------- Author: SIMONE MARTINI Title: St Clare and St Elizabeth of Hungary Time-line: 1301-1350 School: Italian Form: painting Type: religious
Size: 2056px × 2800px
Photo credit: © Carlo Bollo / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No
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