Das Ordensgelübde des Gehorsams
Il Vecchietta und Werkstatt (Lorenzo di Pietro) (1410-1480)

Das Ordensgelübde des Gehorsams,

um 1460
Material / Technology / Carrier
Pappelholz
Dimensions of the object
29,4 cm
Displayed
Not on display
Genre
Malerei
Inventory number
651
Acquisition
1808 in Rom erworben
Stock
Bayerische Staatsgemäldesammlungen - Alte Pinakothek München
Citation
Il Vecchietta und Werkstatt (Lorenzo di Pietro), Das Ordensgelübde des Gehorsams, um 1460, Bayerische Staatsgemäldesammlungen - Alte Pinakothek München, URL: https://www.sammlung.pinakothek.de/en/artwork/0vxon2W42V (Last updated on 19.06.2023)
The two predella plates (see inv. no. 650) illustrate the fundamental principles of monastic life in the Franciscan Order: poverty and obedience. Francis marries the personi­fication of poverty, and the yoke of obedience is placed on the shoulders of a new member of the order.

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