Antonio Vivarini
Polyptych of the Madonna Enthroned: Detail, St. Francis

St. Francis of Assisi is identified by the red gash in his chest, seen through a tear in his Franciscan habit, and by the red mark on his left foot. These are two of the five "stigmata" marks that he received from Christ.

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Photographed at the Euphrasian Basilica by Richard Stracke, shared under Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike license.