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San Francesco d'Assisi Siena
Artist: Sodoma
Year: Tra il 1518 e il 1532
Current location: Oratorio di S.Bernardino - Museo Diocesano
Original location: Oratorio di San Bernardino al Prato
DESCRIPTIVE INFORMATION
The saint is portrayed full-length within a false perspective niche, a visual device typical of Renaissance and Mannerist painting aimed at simulating the presence of real sculptures.
The fresco demonstrates Sodoma's transition to the "modern manner," combining the delicate chiaroscuro of Leonardo's influence with the classical monumentality he learned during his stays in Rome.
San Francesco d'Assisi