San Francesco Grande, Milan

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San Francesco Grande in Milan was a prominent Franciscan church, now demolished, that once housed major Renaissance artworks including Leonardo da Vinci’s "The Virgin of the Rocks."

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Franciscan church
Roman Catholic church
former church
architecturalStyle Gothic architecture
commissionedArtworkFrom Leonardo da Vinci NERFINISHED
country Italy
dedicatedTo Saint Francis of Assisi NERFINISHED
demolished 19th century
demolishedIn 1806
function convent church
parish church
hadAltarpiece Confraternity of the Immaculate Conception altarpiece NERFINISHED
hadAltarpieceBy Leonardo da Vinci NERFINISHED
hadAlternativeName San Francesco Maggiore NERFINISHED
hadArtwork The Virgin of the Rocks NERFINISHED
The Virgin of the Rocks (London version) NERFINISHED
The Virgin of the Rocks (Louvre version) NERFINISHED
The Virgin of the Rocks altarpiece NERFINISHED
hadCloister Franciscan convent cloister
heritage important site of Milanese Renaissance art
hostedConfraternity Confraternity of the Immaculate Conception NERFINISHED
locatedIn Lombardy
Milan NERFINISHED
locatedNear historic center of Milan
notableFor association with Leonardo da Vinci
housing major Renaissance artworks
religiousAffiliation Roman Catholicism
surface form: Catholic Church
religiousOrder Franciscans NERFINISHED
status demolished
wasMajorReligiousCenterIn Renaissance Milan

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The Virgin of the Rocks commissionedFor San Francesco Grande, Milan