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Wishing everyone a great #FeastofStFrancis today.

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A painting of St Francis, half length in his brown hooded robe, kneeling in prayer before a crucifix with his hands crossed on his chest. The colors are dark and subtle, mostly browns and grays.

St. Francis in Prayer (San Francesco in Preghiera), n.d., by #ElisabettaSirani (Italian, 1638–1665). Private collection; source, Female Artists in History on FB, www.facebook.com/photo/?fbid=... #womenartists #artherstory #FeastofStFrancis #StFrancisFeastDay

Today is the Feast of St Francis of Assisi.
Celebrated in the Christian tradition, it honours St Francis’s legacy of compassion, humility and care for the natural world.
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An oil painting of a male saint in the wilderness, wearing brown robes. He kneels, with his arms crossed in front of his chest, before a ledge containing a skull, a crucifix and a book.

Saint Francis of Assisi kneeling in meditation, c. 1664, by #MarianadelaCuevayBarradas (Spanish, 1623-1688). Held by @museodelprado, www.museodelprado.es/en/the-colle... #artherstory #womenartists #FeastofStFrancis #StFrancisFeastDay