Antique and beautiful, sculpture of Saint Francis of Assisi, holding a skull, and crucifix ( Memento Mori ) in his hands with the stigmata.

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Antique and beautiful, sculpture of Saint Francis of Assisi, holding a skull, and crucifix ( Memento Mori ) in his hands with the stigmata.

The Latin phrase "Memento Mori",  meaning “Remember you must die”,  was influential in art and religious life dating back to Medieval Europe. It is a reminder both of our mortality and of the judgment that will follow our death.  

 

The condition of the sculpture is exceptional with an intact antique patina.

Italy, mid-1700s,

Size 12 cm

Giovanni di Pietro di Bernardone, better known as Francis of Assisi (Italian: Francesco d'Assisi; c. 1181 – 3 October 1226), was an Italian mystic and Catholic friar who founded the Franciscans. He was inspired to lead a life of poverty as an itinerant preacher. One of the most venerated figures in Christianity, Francis was canonized by Pope Gregory IX on 16 July 1228.