Saint Francis Receiving the Stigmata

Italian 15th Century

National Gallery of Art

This is a print of a religious scene featuring two people and a winged being above them. The two people are seated on the ground. One person wears a long robe and a hood; they are seated on the ground among some small plants and look down at a book in their hands. The other person is looking upwards towards the sky, where a winged creature with human-like features is depicted hovering above them. This creature is directing several beams or cords of light towards the person’s hands and feet. The person on the ground wears a robe tied with a cord around their waist and has a halo around their head. In the background, there is a church-like building on the right, and on the left, there are hills or mountains with a small, distant village visible.