Colantonio Restored

February 3 2026

Picture: capodimonte.cultura.gov.it

Posted by Adam Busiakiewicz:

News from Naples that Colantonio's St. Francis delivering the rule to the Franciscan orders has been restored. The picture, which is in the collection of the Museo di Capodimonte, has been conserved as part of commemorations of the 800th anniversary of the death of St. Francis. Click on the link above to see more details supplied by the museum.

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