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Madonna of St. Francis

painting by Correggio

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  • Correggio: Virgin and Child with the Young Saint John the Baptist
    In Correggio: Early life and career

    …painting, an altarpiece of the Madonna of St. Francis, was commissioned for San Francesco at Correggio in 1514. The best-known works of his youth are a group of devotional pictures that became increasingly luscious in colour. They include the Nativity, Adoration of the Kings, and Christ Taking Leave of His…

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