Stigmatization of St Francis by Rubens 1616
This image was originally commissioned for the main altar of the Capuchin Church in Cologne, Germany. The high format of the painting points that is likely it had been a panel from an altarpiece, which is an Italian feature adopted for the altars north of the Alps, particularly during the Baroque period. The altarpiece style emphasizes the figure of San Francisco. The work was developed by Rubens shortly after having finished his work in the altarpieces of St. Ignacy and St. Francis Xavier, for the altars of a Jesuit church in Antwerp.
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