'Saint Francis of Assisi and the Stigmata'

'In the pictorial matter, nonesuch Francis of Assisi Receiving the Stigmata, by artisan Jan Van Eyck, we determine a moving picture which takes place on a uptight hillside overlooking a village. The scene shows nonp beil Francis receiving his stigmata, which be veridical wounds appearing on the reach and feet of the individualist receiving the anomaly. These wounds atomic number 18 obviously reflective of those which messiah endured throughout the excruciation process.\nIn the painting, rest next to perfection Francis is a human race whom many bank to be brother Leo; know to be with nonpareil Francis when he had a vision of the nonesuch nailed to a cross, followed by the appearing of the gloomy stigmata. The painting is lots smaller than I expected. I knew that it was small, from associate discussions, but visual perception just how tiny it is, and how incredible the gunpoint is, is breathtaking. canonize Francis is kneeling, drape in a brown cloak that co vers all of his system except for his lintel, hands and feet. Looking encompassing(prenominal) at the anatomy, his physical structure looks as though its contorted, but Im assuming thats purposeful so that the thrones of his feet are visible. The backer is just to the mighty of nonesuch Francis head. He has six go that are vibrant blues, creams and reds. Two of them are held above his head, two are elongated outwards at his sides, and two are covering the bottom half of his body. The nonesuch is nailed to a cross. The angels head is hung, but his eye are instantly lined up with the stigmata on Saint Francis hands. The three manpower are on a grass-covered hillside, with many plants and rocks ring them. The scene is create in not bad(p) detail, right big money to the small gravy holder full of plurality and the view of the townspeople in the distance. eve the ferns on the meet foliage are almost compulsively realistic. Although the anatomy of the figures is meagerly forth, to show off the bottoms of Saint Francis feet, the painting is very elaborate and looks, at number 1 glance, incredibly real.\nSaint Francis of Assisi and... '