Why it matters
Saint Francis receives the stigmata, with a two-winged angel in place of the six-winged seraph of the traditional account. It is Caravaggio's first religious painting, probably made for Cardinal del Monte, whose name saint was Francis.
Did you know?
- It is thought to date from 1595.
- It was one of his first paintings as 'Del Monte's painter'.
- The event took place in 1224.
Based on the Wikipedia article Saint Francis of Assisi in Ecstasy (Caravaggio) (CC BY-SA 4.0).
