In this del greco painting, st. Francis seems to be wondering about life and death while holding a skull. According to critics and specialists, it is of great quality, which equals or even exceeds that of the other known paintings of the same subject, and constitutes one of the painter's masterpieces. San lorenzo is one of the few devotional paintings made by the painter upon his arrival in toledo, where he was acquired by don rodrigo de castro during his time as an inquisitor. It is in the museum of our lady the ancient, in monforte de lemos.
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