5249A

The stigmatization of St. Francis of Assisi

Artist: Workshop of Juan Varela de Salamanca (active between 1504 and 1555)
Title: The stigmatization of St. Francis of Assisi
Date: 1530
Medium: Woodcut. Used as a title page illustration for Alfonso de Casarrubios (active between 1524 and 1542) Compe[n]dium privilegiorum fratrum minorum[.] Sevilla: Juan Varela de Salamanca, 1530 (which we have not seen). The Compendium was republished with the same title page illustration in Venice by Giovanni Antonio Nicolini da Sabbio and Bros. (active between 1521 and 1552) in 1532. The woodcut was also used as a title page illustration for Juan de Argomanas (active between 1534 and 1594), Enchiridion seu manuale fratrum minorum. Sevilla: Juan Varela de Salamanca, 1535. The illustration here is taken from the Venice edition of the Compendium.

Photo Source: Website of the Franciscan Institute Library, Saint Bonaventure University.
Item: 5249A