Oil on canvas,140 x 100 cm (HxW)
Francis of Assisi cycle
 
Most high, almighty, good Lord, yours is the praise, the glory and honor and every blessing.to you alone, most high, they are dueand no man is worthy to call you.
 
 
The depiction in black paint of the fresco-like painting symbolizes the separation between poverty and wealth. Born the son of a rich cloth merchant, he turns his back on his father's wealth. From then on, poverty and modesty determined his life and work.
 
Most high, almighty, good Lord, thine is the praise, the glory and honor and every blessing.to thee alone, most high, they are dueand no man is worthy to call thee.
From the "Canticle of the Sun" by St. Francis of Assisi, first stanza
 
The representation with black color of the fresco-like painted picture symbolizes the separation between poverty and wealth. On the one hand, born as the son of a rich cloth merchant, he turns away from the wealth of his father. Poverty and modesty henceforth determine his life and work.