Agostino CarracciItalian, 1557–1602Saint Francis Receiving the Stigmata
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Where is “Saint Francis Receiving the Stigmata” now? Collection: Minneapolis Institute of Art, Minneapolis. Not on view at present. Checked September 29, 2026.
Minneapolis, United States
It belongs to the collection, but is not on display at present.
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About the work
A powerful vision that Saint Francis experienced on Mount Alverna left him with the wounds of Christ's Crucifixion permanently marking his hands, feet, and chest. The dramatic physical transformation of the saint's body, which demonstrates the extraordinary depths of his faith, was a popular devotional theme in the Counter-Reformation.
In the Carracci family workshop, ideas were passed around and reused. Here Agostino has based some of his meticulous landscape on a painting of another saint by his cousin Ludovico Carracci (1555-1619). Still, the result is original, especially in Agostino’s manner of showing Francis in ecstasy with his hands raised high to receive the stigmata. This pose would become a model of later generations of painters.
Minneapolis Institute of Art
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- Accession number
- P.73.30
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- Minneapolis Institute of Art
- Image: Minneapolis Institute of Art — public domain
In the life of Agostino Carracci
The whole life1583–1584 · Workplace
Bologna
1585 · Workplace
Cremona
1586–1587 · Workplace
Parma
1588–1589
Collaboration with Veronese and Tintoretto
In Venice he entered into creative collaboration with Paolo Veronese, whose official engraver he became, and with Tintoretto, who greatly valued his graphic abilities.
1588–1589 · Workplace
Venice
1588–1589
Birth of His Son Antonio in Venice
His son Antonio, the future painter, was born in Venice; Tintoretto became the boy's godfather.
