# St Francis in Ecstasy

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## Artwork

- Artist: [CARAVAGGIO](<https://beta.wga.hu/artists/caravaggio-r877ee03cc951f7>)
- Date: 1551-1600
- Technique: Oil on canvas, 93 x 128 cm

## Commentary

St Francis in Ecstasy c. 1595 Oil on canvas, 93 x 128 cm Wadsworth Atheneum, Hartford This is one of the artist&#39;s first works. It has a perfectly Lombard air: the broad lines of the composition recall mannerist motives. But Caravaggio&#39;s characteristic approach to reality is already at work, and his brushstroke shows a magic that could be obtained only by a thorough analysis of Venetian painting. &lt;P&gt; &lt;TABLE ALIGN=LEFT CELLPADDING=5 BORDER=1 WIDTH=320 BGCOLOR=&#34;\#99CCCC&#34;&gt; &lt;TR VALIGN=MIDDLE&gt;&lt;TD&gt;&lt;IMG SRC=&#34;/support/gif/listen.gif&#34; BORDER=0 VALIGN=MIDDLE&gt; Suggested listening \(streaming mp3, 33 minutes\):&lt;BR&gt;&lt;A HREF=&#34;\#&#34; onClick=&#34;w=window.open \(&#39;/music1/18\_cent/haydn\_m\_mass.html&#39;, &#39;newWin&#39;, &#39;scrollbars=yes,status=no,dependent=yes,screenX=0,screenY=0,width=350,height=350&#39;\);w.opener=this;w.focus\(\);return true&#34;&gt;&lt;B&gt;Michael Haydn: St Francis Mass&lt;/B&gt;&lt;/A&gt; &lt;/TD&gt;&lt;/TR&gt;&lt;/TABLE&gt;

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## Attribution

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