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Saint Francis embracing Christ on the Cross Bartolomé Esteban Murillo, 1668
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Saint Francis embracing Christ on the Cross

Bartolomé Esteban Murillo · 1668

Why it's great

A monk in a brown robe hugs Christ, who leans down from the cross and puts an arm around him. Bartolomé Esteban Murillo painted it in about 1668.

Where to see it

📍 Museo de Bellas Artes de SevillaSeville, Spain

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About the artist

Bartolomé Esteban Murillo

1617–1682 · born in Seville

Bartolomé Esteban Murillo was a Spanish painter born in Seville in 1617. He painted soft, warm pictures of Mary and the saints and also lovely scenes of poor children in the street. He died in Seville in 1682.

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