San Francisco abrazando a Cristo en la Cruz (Saint Francis Embracing Christ on the Cross), an oil on canvas masterpiece created circa 1668 by Bartolomé Esteban Murillo, depicting Saint Francis of Assisi in a mystical embrace with Jesus Christ Museo de Bellas Artes, Sevilla, Spain, Painting Fine Art Museum.

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