Series on the Life of St. Francis. From the workshop of Basilio de Santa Cruz c. 1670-1680 291 x 191 cm.
St. Francis on his white horse, wearing the elegant and colorful costume typical of the soldiers in the Americas
| "St. Francis sets out for the wars
". | Series on the Life of St. Francis. From the workshop of Basilio de Santa Cruz c. 1670-1680 291 x 191 cm. St. Francis on his white horse, wearing the elegant and colorful costume typical of the soldiers in the Americas |
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| at the end of the 16th
century, is the center of this painting. His weeping
mother bids him farewell, drying her tears with a
handkerchief - a refinement peculiar to the nobility -
provides an intimate domestic touch.
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