
Stake attention in this memory
An information panel, likely from a museum or exhibition in Florence, Italy, is prominently displayed, detailing an artwork titled "Pala Bardi" by Coppo di Marcovaldo. The panel is white with black text in both Italian and English, oriented vertically and slightly tilted to the left. Above the panel, parts of a multi-panel artwork or its reproduction are visible, featuring religious scenes in a golden-hued, possibly Byzantine style. The panel describes the "Pala Bardi," dated circa 1245-1250 and painted in tempera on wood, as a significant work of Florentine painting from the Duecento period. It depicts the complete life cycle of Saint Francis, predating the frescoes in the Basilica of San Francesco d'Assisi. Saint Francis is shown at the center of the artwork, blessing and holding a book, surrounded by seventeen busts of friars. A key feature of the panel is a numbered diagram on the right, illustrating Saint Francis in a Franciscan habit, with 20 numbered sections arranged around him. These numbers correspond to a detailed list of 20 stories from Saint Francis's life, starting from the top left and moving counterclockwise: 1. Francis released by his mother. 2. Renunciation of worldly goods. 3. Designs Franciscan habit. 4. Hears Gospel at Porziuncola Chapel. 5. Pope Innocent III approves Franciscan rule. 6. Devotion of Nativity crib. 7. Preaches to birds. 8. Preaches to Muslims. 9. Ransoms lamb. 10. Exchanges cloak for lambs. 11. Receives stigmata. 12. Public penance. 13. Friar Monaldo sees Francis at Arles. 14. Teaches lepers. 15. Francis dies, soul ascends to heaven. 16. Crippled girl cured, demons expelled at his burial. 17. Canonization by Pope Gregory IX. 18. Saint saves a ship. 19. Pilgrims bring candles to the Saint's tomb. 20. Bartholomew of Nami cured of gout. The setting appears to be indoors, likely within a gallery or museum, with a tiled floor visible in the background. The overall activity is the presentation of historical and artistic information to visitors.
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