Saint Francis of Assisi and the Stigmata

In the painting, shrine Francis of Assisi Receiving the Stigmata, by artist Jan avant-garde Eyck, we see a characterization which takes place on a rocky hillside overlooking a village. The view shows apotheosis Francis receiving his stigmata, which argon actual wounds appearing on the hands and feet of the individual receiving the anomaly. These wounds be appargonntly reflective of those which messiah endured throughout the crucifixion process.\nIn the painting, standing next to ideal Francis is a man whom many a(prenominal) believe to be blood brother Leo; known to be with nonpareil Francis when he had a vision of the angel nailed to a cross, followed by the appearing of the somber stigmata. The painting is much littler than I expected. I knew that it was refined, from grade discussions, but seeing in force(p) how tiny it is, and how incredible the power point is, is breathtaking. Saint Francis is kneeling, draped in a brown robe that covers all of his body buy foo d for his head, hands and feet. Looking next at the anatomy, his body looks as though its contorted, but Im take for granted thats purposeful so that the laughingstocks of his feet be visible. The angel is just to the ripe of Saint Francis head. He has half-dozen wings that are spirited blues, creams and reds. Two of them are held in a higher place his head, dickens are all-inclusive outwards at his sides, and two are covering the bottom half of his body. The angel is nailed to a cross. The angels head is hung, but his eye are directly line up with the stigmata on Saint Francis hands. The three men are on a sedgy hillside, with many plants and rocks ring them. The scene is painted in capital detail, right down to the small boat full of flock and the view of the town in the distance. Even the ferns on the surrounding foliage are just about obsessively realistic. Although the anatomy of the figures is just about off, to show off the bottoms of Saint Francis feet, the painting is very elaborate and looks, at first glance, improbably real.\nSaint Francis of Assisi and...