Stigmatisation des hl. Franziskus (Abgetrennte Rückseite siehe 10396)

Jan Polack painted this Stigmatization of Saint Francis around 1500 in Munich. Francis's reception of the wounds of Christ was one of the most important subjects in Franciscan art. Polack's energetic style brings dynamic physical expression to this mystical event. Tempera on panel required careful preparation and a disciplined technique of hatched brushwork to build form and color — a demanding medium that rewarded the methodical workshop training standard in Renaissance painting practice.

Oil on panel with Polack's bold Bavarian style and vivid coloring. The mystical moment of the stigmata reception is rendered with the physical energy that characterizes Polack's approach.