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Oil painting of a bearded friar in a brown habit reclining with a skull, supported by two winged angels in a dark setting.

The Ecstasy of Saint Francis

A bearded friar in a brown habit reclines in a dark setting, his head tilted back and a skull resting in his hand, while two winged angels support and embrace him. A bright white and blue drapery on the left angel contrasts with the shadowy background, in a dramatic Baroque oil painting on canvas.

Artist
Giovanni Baglione
Date
1601
Medium
Oil on canvas
Source
Art Institute of Chicago
Size
1686 × 2228 px
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Public domain · Art Institute of Chicago releases this image under CC0 (latest date 1601).
Rights checked 2026-11-05 · tier A · as stated by the source: CC0 (Art Institute of Chicago, is_public_domain=true)

Credit (appreciated, not required for public-domain works): Art Institute of Chicago, Bequest of Suzette Morton Davidson

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