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Oils on panel forming an icon (painted on both sides) representing Saint Lucia * with his eyes on a plate, another figure holding the pincers; on the other side Saint-François d'Assise ** accompanied by another Franciscan monk in holiness, Italian school from the beginning of the 19th century.
This icon is in good condition and is of remarkable quality.
A note: r crack restored in the panel (see last photo), some slight accidents and gaps on the frame, wear of time, see photos.
Sicilian Virgin, martyred in Syracuse, in 304 under Diocletian. She had made the pilgrimage to Catania to the tomb of Saint Agatha; Following the recovery of the mother, she distributed all her fortune to the poor. Denounced as a Christian by her fiancé, her throat was pierced by a sword. Its cult was introduced in Rome from the 6th century. Around the year 1000, relics of the Saint were brought to Lorraine by Thierry, Bishop of Metz. Iconography: Saint Lucia has three kinds of attributes: the sword of her martyrdom; two eyes on a platter; a simple palm. (extract "Great book of Saints, Worship and iconography in the West" by Jacques Baudoin).
Italian Catholic religious, founder of the Order of Friars Minor (commonly known as the Franciscan Order) characterized by prayer, poverty, evangelization and respect for creation. He was canonized in 1228 by Pope Gregory IX and celebrated on October 4 in the Catholic liturgical calendar. One day while listening to a passage from the Gospel, an answer comes to him to what he seeks: to spend his life loving all of creation. He then transforms his life, he becomes poor, cares to announce the messages of joy, hope and love contained in the Bible, and to bring peace to people and to all of Creation. He dresses in a gray garment and girds himself at the waist with a cord. He thus wears the garment of the poor of his time. He is often depicted in iconography as receiving the stigmata of Christ.
