26 — 04 — 2013

Canticle of the sun

A while ago I came across the »Canticle of the Sun« also known as »Laudes Creaturarum« (Praise of the Creatures) of Saint Francis of Assisi. It was originally written in the Umbrian dialect of Italian but has since then been translated into many languages. It is believed to be among the first works of literature, if not the first, written in the Italian language. I started to illustrate characters of the canticle and finally decided to do a series of all seven characters. In the following now the first two: »Frate Sole« (Brother Sun) and »Sora Luna« (Sister Moon). More on the way!

illustration of sister moon

illustration of brother sun