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World Animal Day is an international day of action for animal rights and welfare celebrated annually on October 4, the feast day of Francis of Assisi, the patron saint of animals. The World Animal Day movement is supported and endorsed by a number of celebrities, such as Anneka Svenska , Brian Blessed and Melanie C .
The Toilet of Venus (1621–1633) The Annunciation (c. 1620–1625) Christ Appearing to Mary Magdalene / Noli me tangere (c. 1620–1625) The Eternal Father and the Angel Gabriel (c. 1650–1660) Venus and Vulcan Resting (1621–1633) Nymphs Disarming Cupids (1621–1633) Saint Francis of Assisi Praying Before a Crucifix (c. 1630–1650)
It is one of Zurbarán's several paintings of Francis of Assisi, his name saint. It was his second-to-last work on the subject, the last being Saint Francis Praying in His Cave (in a private collection). [1] When it was bought by Charles Theodore, Elector of Bavaria, in 1756 for his gallery in Mannheim, the work was misattributed to Guido Reni.
Saint Francis of Assisi at Prayer; Saint Francis of Assisi in Ecstasy (Caravaggio) Saint Francis of Assisi, Saint Francis de Paul, and Saint Peter penitent; Saint Francis Receiving the Stigmata (Giotto) Saint Francis Receiving the Stigmata (Gentile da Fabriano) Saint Francis Receiving the Stigmata (van Eyck) Saint Francis with the Blood of Christ
Seen when viewed from the left of the painting, St Francis is dressed in the habit of the order he founded and with the marks of stigmata mirroring the crucifix he holds in the same hand. Seen when viewed from the right is another St Francis – St Francis of Paola (St Francis de Paul) – wearing a cowl , and holding a paper marked CHARITAS.
Saints Dominic and Francis Saving the World from Christ's Anger is an oil on canvas painting by Peter Paul Rubens, executed in 1620, now in the Museum of Fine Arts of Lyon. It is linked to his similar work The Virgin Mary and Saint Francis Saving the World from Christ's Anger (Brussels).
St. Francis is shown having, what seems to be, outstretched arms. Which is depicted as him representing the form of a cross. [1] One of the possible inspirations for the painting was the marriage of Mary and Joseph. St. Francis's mystic marriage to these three virtues helps represent the Christian religious concept development through visuals. [2]
May 30 – June 24 – Huguenot rebellions: Siege of Saint-Jean-d'Angély – Royal victory. June – Huguenot rebellions: Blockade of La Rochelle begins. August – Huguenot rebellions: Siege of Montauban – Louis XIII besieges the Huguenot city of Montauban but is forced to abandon his siege two months later.