This painting was done in Milan Italy any where from 1574-1625. It is 101 1/8 x 56 3/8 in. (256.9 x 143.2 cm) and painted on canvas with oil. In the picture all the faces are looking at the child that is held by Mary. Saint Francis is dressed in a long cloak with a hood in one hand he hold a wooden cross and in the other hand an apple that he giving to the virgin mother. Saint Dominic is on the other side of Mary who is elevated above everyone else. Saint Dominic seems to be falling backward in awe of Mary. There are angels all around with roses in a vase. One angel is playing the guitar the others are just hanging around Mary. The Christ child is on Mary's lap he looks straight out.

Giulio Cesare Procaccini shows the figures as full and having realistic mass. He gives the illusion of layering that one person is in front of the other. The artist leaves no space between figures; every spot is filled with a body or object. There is an em

At first when I had looked at the picture I thought it was unclear and I really did not like it. I looked like a mess of characters going their own way. But as I looked into the dark shadows and tried to put the pieces together and make sense of it I was able to tell that this portrait is giving me a clear message. This work of art by Giulio Cesare Procaccini tells me to put my faith in Christ and to follow only him. He is trying to say that happiness relies on Christ and only Christ. Giulio Cesare Procaccini puts a very strong message into this painting and it has affected me to think about my faith in God. It forces me to think about if I am being a good catholic and it also makes me think about if I really just in our Lord. If I could give everything I have to Christ just like how Saint Francis gives what he has to Mary the virgin mother. Saint Dominic shows that Christ is great and the Catholics should praise him. That also makes me refer to myself and if I am praying enough and do I attend church enough.

Giulio Cesare Procaccini's narrative is trying to say that Saint Francis is man and is giving Mary an apple. That show that man is handing over himself and ever

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