Series on the Life of St. Francis. Workshop of Basilio de Santa Cruz. c. 1680. Oil on cloth. 140 x 180 cm.
The evangelical aspect of colonial art is shown here as St. Francis preaches before the multitude on a very hot day, but
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miracle of the swallows". Series on the Life of St. Francis. Workshop of Basilio de Santa Cruz. c. 1680. Oil on cloth. 140 x 180 cm. The evangelical aspect of colonial art is shown here as St. Francis preaches before the multitude on a very hot day, but |
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protected from the sun by the birds. The artists paint
the unbelievers as though they were Moors.
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