22 Oct “SAN FRANCESCO E FRATE LUPO” ON EXHIBIT. BY SILVANA EDITORIALE, WITH TECNOSTAMPA, AN ESSENTIAL BOOK.
For the eighth centenary of the death of St. Francis, the City of Gubbio celebrates the man and the revolutionary saint with an exhibition that recounts one of the most curious and well-known episodes in the life of St. Francis: his encounter with the wolf.
The exhibition is spread across three symbolic locations in the city – the Civic Museum of Palazzo dei Consoli, the Diocesan Museum, and the Logge dei Tiratori – in a journey designed to represent the universal metaphor of peace and reconciliation, but also of dialogue between man, nature, and spirituality, which take shape in St. Francis’ encounter with the wolf. Through works of art, documents, and installations, the exhibition invites visitors to reflect on the relevance of his message, linked to the identity of Gubbio, which speaks to the present day, at a time that calls for new ecological and social balances.
The detail of the tamed wolf, next to St. Francis, emblematically embodies the saint’s pacifying power and directly recalls the commitment of the Compagnia dei Cordigeri or “del cordone” (Cord Company), founded by Pope Sixtus V, which aimed to spread Franciscan devotion through the aggregation of confraternities wearing the cord of St. Francis, in the promotion of reconciliation and peace.
The fundraising for the commission of the painting is attributed to two women from Gubbio, Teodora Andreoli and Camilla Baldinacci, who most likely belonged to the same Confraternita del Cordone and are portrayed in the center of the painting, among other illustrious figures.
In addition to immersive installations and itineraries through the symbolic places of Gubbio linked to the legend, the project is enriched by a catalog published by Silvana Editoriale, edited by Cristina Galassi and Ettore A. Sannipoli. This work represents a lasting testimony to an event of great artistic, symbolic, and religious significance.
SAN FRANCESCO
E FRATE LUPO
edited by
Cristina Galassi
Ettore A. Sannipoli
Pages: 344
Illustrations: 390
Closed size: 24 x 28 cm
Binding:
Paperback with flaps
Publisher:
Silvana Editoriale
Printing:
Tecnostampa
Loreto (AN) Trevi (PG) Italy
