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St. Francis in Ecstasy
is a painting by the Italian Renaissance master
Giovanni Bellini
, started in 1475 and completed around 1480. The 124 cm × 142 cm (49 in × 56 in)
oil on panel
painting depicts
Francis of Assisi
in ecstasy, although academics disagree upon the reason. The painting is now housed in the
Frick Collection
in New York City.
Painting:
Giovanni Bellini
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