Franziskus erhält die Stigmata

The Master of Hoogstraeten painted this panel of Saint Francis Receiving the Stigmata around 1510, depicting the crucial moment in Francis of Assisi's spiritual life when he received the wounds of Christ during a mystical vision on Mount La Verna. The Stigmatization of Francis was one of the most important and frequently depicted subjects in Franciscan devotional art—it validated the order's founder's unique Christ-like nature—and northern European treatments often emphasized the dramatic visual transformation with particular intensity. This anonymous Antwerp-based painter's version shows the Flemish workshop tradition's ability to give even relatively modest devotional commissions careful pictorial construction and emotional substance within a conservative but technically accomplished style.

The panel demonstrates the refined Netherlandish technique with careful surface finish, luminous color, and the meticulous rendering characteristic of the artist's workshop production.