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1439:St. Francis
1330:Laudato si'
1243:(Gonçalves)
1011:(2007 film)
1003:(1986 film)
854:(1607–1608)
553:(1599–1600)
545:(1599–1600)
532:Most famous
125:Brother Leo
115:. It shows
1542:Categories
1391:Frate Sole
1283:(Zurbarán)
1259:(van Eyck)
1251:(Zurbarán)
1248:St Francis
1192:Visual art
1009:Caravaggio
1001:Caravaggio
290:Caravaggio
182:Cardsharps
70:Dimensions
48:Caravaggio
1482:Discalced
1431:Francesco
1309:(Sowerby)
1267:(Bellini)
886:1608–1610
747:Ecce Homo
737:1606–1608
686:Ecce Homo
530:1600–1606
519:Narcissus
365:1595–1599
306:1593–1594
201:Footnotes
147:(detail).
27:Italian:
1505:" (poem)
1314:Le Laudi
1235:(Giotto)
228:Archived
189:See also
121:Stigmata
78:Location
1458:Related
1324:(Liszt)
1132:Created
971:Related
407:Bacchus
57:c. 1595
1153:Honors
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431:Medusa
160:Giotto
129:seraph
62:Medium
44:Artist
1383:Films
1348:Stage
1291:Music
153:angel
92:(or
54:Year
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