Saint Francis Adores the Crucifix
Author:
Annibale Carracci (Bologna 1560 - Rome 1609)
Type:
Painting
Year:
1585
Material and technique:
oil on canvas
Size:
cm 75 x 57
Origin:
Pio Collection
Inventory:
Inv. PC 61
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The Bolognese Academy, founded by Annibale and Agostino Carracci and their cousin Ludovico, progressively developed a type of devotional art attentive of a new, profoundly religious sensitivity, tied to the spirit of the Counter-Reformation.
