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In the centre stands Saint Francis de Paul, his hands outspread in benediction. Before him on the left is seated a man whose right leg is eaten away by a fulminating infection. On the right kneels a woman who has been possessed by a malignant spirit: her arms are flung out in a gesture similar to that of the epileptic boy in the lower right corner of Raphael's painting of the Transfiguration. She is restrained by a young man, as several malignant spirits in the form of diabolic winged monsters depart from her under the influence of the saint. Behind the principal figures, the scene is watched by a child who holds up his hands in wonder, a woman who looks across at the expulsion of the malignant spirits, and a man of syphilitic appearance who gazes at the saint.
Title
Saint Francis de Paul (San Francesco da Paola), Healing
Date
1730s (?)
Medium
oil on canvas
Measurements
H 136.5 x W 100.9 cm
Accession number
46503i
Acquisition method
purchased
Work type
Painting
Wellcome Collection
183 Euston Road, London, Greater London NW1 2BE England
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