The Wolf of Gubbio

The Wolf of Gubbio (1877) by Luc-Olivier Merson

The Wolf of Gubbio is an 1877 oil on canvas painting by Luc-Olivier Merson,[1] dedicated to his former student, collaborator and friend Adolphe Giraldon and exhibited at the Paris Salon of 1878. It was acquired by its present owner, the Palais des Beaux-Arts de Lille, in 1881.[2] It is inspired by a legend of Francis of Assisi and the wolf of Gubbio in Italy.[3]

References

  1. ↑ Minister of Culture page
  2. ↑ Calderhead, Christopher (2004). One Hundred Miracles. Welcome Books. ISBN 9781932183283.
  3. ↑ Carpentier, Alejo (1977). Reasons of State. Writers and Readers Publishing Cooperative. ISBN 978-0-904613-52-0.

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