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This is the fifth of eight scenes from the life of Saint Francis made for the back of the double-sided San Sepolcro Altarpiece (seven are in the National Gallery’s collection). Of the eight, only this one depicts an event that’s not mentioned in Francis’s official biography. This scene is drawn from the fourteenth-century Fioretti (‘Little Flowers of Saint Francis’).
The notary on the left who records the bargain between the wolf and the saint was perhaps intended as a compliment to Francesco de' Larghi, the notary who did the paperwork for the altarpiece and oversaw payments for it.
Title
The Wolf of Gubbio
Date
1437-44
Medium
Egg tempera on poplar
Measurements
H 87 x W 52.4 cm
Accession number
NG4762
Acquisition method
Bought with contributions from The Art Fund, Benjamin Guinness and Lord Bearsted, 1934.
Work type
Painting
The National Gallery, London
Trafalgar Square, London, Greater London WC2N 5DN England
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