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| Keywords: Cristoforo Caselli - Saint Louise of Toulouse, Saint Francis and the Blessed John Capistrano - Walters 37531.jpg Walters Art Museum artwork Q18748453 Creator Cristoforo Caselli This triptych an altarpiece with three panels of three Franciscan holy men was probably placed on the high altar of a Franciscan church Depicted as if bathed in natural light the architectural setting with the three saints opens up to a serene landscape Inside the church this illusionistic opening would have given the painting the character of a divine vision Saint Francis of Assisi the founder of the Franciscan order is depicted with the stigmata wounds similar to those of Christ in the hands feet and side which he received during a vision towards the end of his life Rose petals are scattered across the floor Zeri Italian paintings in the Walters Art Gallery 186 275-277 ca 1499 1500 Renaissance oil on panel St Francis painted surface H including insert at top 52 3/8 x W 21 1/4 x D 15/16 in 133 x 54 x 2 4 cm ; St Louis of Toulouse painted surface cm 132 42 2 ; Blessed John Capistrano painted surface H including inserts at top and bottom 52 3/8 x W 16 9/16 x D 13/16 in 133 x 42 x 2 cm accession number 37 531 3723 Henry Walters Baltimore prior to 1922 mode of acquisition unknown Walters Art Museum Henry Walters Acquired by Henry Walters before 1922 God's Minstrel St Francis of Assisi The Walters Art Gallery Baltimore 1982 place of origin Parma Italy Walters Art Museum license Italian Renaissance paintings in the Walters Art Museum Cristoforo Caselli Media contributed by the Walters Art Museum needs category review | ||||
