Annibale Carracci (School), Saint Francis Of Assisi In Ecstasy 1960s Signed/dated in the lower right

Signed/dated in the lower right and held with its original Johan Rohde frame

1970Provenance: EnglandCondition: Very presentable

Pierre Lecomte (act

488 achieved for a drawing in 2017 and £1

Annibale Carracci (School), Saint Francis Of Assisi In Ecstasy 1960s Signed/dated in the lower rightThis remarkable early 17th century Italian oil on panel depicts the death of Saint Francis of Assisi. Its after a lost painting by Annibale Carracci (1560 1609) and related to three other copies, which are held in museum collections. Born circa 1181, Saint Francis was an Italian Catholic friar, venerated for his dedication to a life of poverty, preaching, and chastity. He founded the religious order of the Franciscans. In 1224, in search of deeper