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Description: | Saint Francis of Assisi crosses his hands over his chest showing the stigmata, the wounds which resembled those received by Jesus during the Crucifixion. Saint Francis was one of Bologna 's patron saints and the founder of the Franciscan Order, devoted to preaching the virtues of humility and poverty. In this painting, he meditates in front of a skull, the symbol of mortality. Size: 78.4 x 66 cm. | License: | http://www.thebowesmuseum.org.uk/terms/ | Rights holder: | The Bowes Museum | Subjects: | 1619 | Source: | Bowes-OAI | Identifier: | http://www.thebowesmuseum.org.uk/collect... | Go to resource |
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