St. Francis Standing in Ecstasy Reduction - Item #54

 

17 Inches High x 5 Inches Wide x 5 Inches Deep

The original statue is made of painted wood, glass, cord and human hair. Francisco de Zurbarán's painting of the same name from 1640 possibly inspired this sculpture. Created in 1663 it had never left the Toledo Cathedral until the National Gallery of Art's "The Sacred Made Real: Spanish Painting and Sculpture, 1600-1700" exhibition from February through May 2010.

 

Artist: Pedro de Mena

Museum: Unknown

Origin: Cathedral of Toledo, Toledo, Spain

Time Period: Renaissance, 1663

1911 Catalog ID # - 2836

 

Sources:

"The Sacred Made Real: Spanish Painting and Sculpture, 1600–1700." Exhibition online feature. Slide 17. The National Gallery of Art, https://www.nga.gov/content/ngaweb/features/slideshows/the-sacred-made-real.html#slide_17.