Saint Francis, the wolf, and the lamb, 1925

DANTE MONTANARI (Porto Sant’Epidio, 1896 – Milan, 1989) Saint Francis, the wolf, and the lamb, 1925 Oil on canvas, cm 134x109 Exhibitions : Competition for the VII Franciscan Centenary, Angelicum, Milan 1925. I Collective Exhibition of the Arts of the Twentieth Century, Gavirate, Varese, Chiostro di Voltorre, October 1st - November 26th, 2005; Dante Montanari, Bergamo, Teatro Sociale, Città Alta, November 28th - December 8th, 2005 Bibliography: I collective exhibition of the arts of the Twentieth Century, Gavirate, Varese, Chiostro di Voltorre, edited by D.Ferrari and G.Cribiori, n.36; Dante Montanari, Bergamo, Teatro Sociale, Città Alta, November 2005; The Itinerant Art of the Italian Twentieth Century, Allemandi, Milan, 2011 The work won first prize in the Competition for the VII Franciscan Centenary announced by the Angelicum of Milan in 1925 and was donated by the Franciscan Friars to Benito Mussolini. Subsequently, it became Donna Rachele's headboard.