Giovanni Bellini (Italian, ca. 1424 or 1435–1516), St. Francis in the Desert, ca. 1475–80
Giovanni Bellini, St. Francis in the Desert, ca. 1475–80

St. Francis 
Moved from Venice
To the Madison
Fled the lonely lagoon

For a bigger apple
A thing unique in art
No buyer could hold
the far flung chapel

nstallation view of Bellini’s St. Francis in the Desert (ca. 1475–80), in its chapel-like space at Frick Madison
Installation view of Bellini’s St. Francis in the Desert (ca. 1475–80), in its chapel-like space at Frick Madison