Artwork
Das Ordensgelübde der Armut
Das Ordensgelübde der Armut is an unspecified painting by the Early Renaissance artist Unknown. It dates from 1460 and is held in the collection of the Bavarian State Painting Collections.
About this work
Overview
Das Ordensgelübde der Armut is a painting depicting a simple, intimate scene between two figures.
Subject & Meaning
The figures, a man and woman, are dressed in humble attire, the man in a brown robe and the woman in a plain white dress with a dark apron, suggesting a vow or commitment of some sort, possibly related to a religious or monastic order.
Technique & Style
The painting features a plain gold background with a patterned border and a calm, serene atmosphere, with the figures' simple clothing and the man's gesture of holding the woman's hand conveying a sense of solemnity.
Artist & collection
- Saint Francis and a Bishop Saint
São Bernardino de Siena e Santo António
The religious vow of obedience
Saint Bernardino of Siena
Meeting of St Francis and St Dominic
Franz von Assisi
Saint Bernardinus among Angels
San Jerónimo, Santa Margarita y San Francisco
Madonna and Child
Saint Anthony Abbot and Saint Bernardino of Siena
Saint John the Baptist and Saint Dominic
The enthroned St. Francis presents the rule of the order to St. Clare