The work represents saint francis of assisi, the founder of the franciscan order, receiving from the hands of jesus christ and the virgin mary the indulgence or jubilee of the portiuncula, since in 1216 pope honorius iii granted a plenary indulgence to all those who visited the small church of the portiuncola, which is located inside the basilica of our lady of the angels of assisi, in italy. Object Type: painting. Date: 17th century. Dimensions: height: 285 cm (112.2 in); width: 155 cm (61 in). Medium: oil on canvas. Collection: Royal Academy of Fine Arts of San Fernando. El jubileo de la Porciúncula, de Francisco Fernández (Real Academia de Bellas Artes de San Fernando)
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