Title

St. Francis of Assisi Takes the 'Lady Poverty' To Be His Bride', c1930.

Caption

'St. Francis of Assisi Takes the 'Lady Poverty' To Be His Bride', c1930. St Francis (1182-1226), Italian priest and founder of the Franciscan order, (in dark robes, left), being married by Christ to the allegorical figure of Poverty, who is barefoot and standing amongst thorns. After a fresco by Giotto, made c1330, in the Basilica of San Francesco at Assisi, Italy. From "The World's Story, a Simple History for Boys and Girls", by Elizabeth O'Neill. [T. C. & E. C. Jack, London & Edinburgh, c1930]

Date

1930

Credit line

Photo12/Heritage Images/The Print Collector

Reference

HRM19F10_145

Model release

No

License type

Rights managed

Available size

60,7Mb (2,8Mb) / 17,0in x 13,9in / 5100 x 4163 (300dpi)

Keywords

Allegory Italy Italian people male man men symbolic religious country marriage religion guy belief faith medieval Christ poor poverty saint Jesus Jesus Christ location century bride barefoot thirties concept thorns B&W hardship MONOCHROME VOW black & white black and white B W 1930s Middle Ages 20th century Thirteenth Century 13th century The Print Collector Francis St Francis Giotto Allegory Unknown St Saint Francis Saint Francis of Assisi St Francis of Assisi San Francesco d'Assisi Giovanni Bernadone Assisi St Francis of Francis of Assisi Elizabeth O'Neill TC and EC Jack Jack our saviour TC and EC Elizabeth O'Neill Speakman Elizabeth Speakman Giotto di Bondone Bondone Giotto di