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Tiled Composition Featuring the Coat of Arms of the Third Order of St. Francis | 17th century

Period: 17th century Dimensions: 67 x 67 cm Description:

A 17th-century Portuguese tile composition in polychrome faience, consisting of patterned tiles arranged in a panel centered on the coat of arms of the Third Order of St. Francis.

It depicts a cross surmounted by the arms of Christ and St. Francis, both bearing stigmata—an iconography that symbolizes the saint’s spiritual identification with the Passion of Christ and the Franciscan ideals of poverty, humility, and penance. The border is decorated with volutes, phytomorphic elements, and floral motifs, characteristic of 17th-century tile ornamentation.

The color palette, dominated by cobalt blue on a white background and enriched by touches of ochre yellow, reflects the most characteristic decorative styles of 17th-century Portuguese art, influenced by the Iberian faience tradition. The set was intended to decorate religious spaces associated with the Franciscan Third Order, serving simultaneously as an ornamental element and a symbol of the institution.

Tiled Composition Featuring the Coat of Arms of the Third Order of St. Francis | 17th century

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