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The saint may have lived a life of poverty, but this richly varied exhibition at the National Gallery is anything but impoverished, writes Paul Hills

Saint Francis of Assisi, whose story began with a painting, has been depicted in more than 20,000 works of art. This exhibition offers an introduction to the visual biography of a saint who remains remarkably modern

(REVIEW) More books have been written about St. Francis of Assisi than virtually any other historical figure after Jesus Christ. In the Italian town of his birth, he is even the subject of an entire bookstore. As this enthralling exhibition at The National Gallery demonstrates, the revered saint also captured the imaginations of artists who have for generations told his remarkable story without the need for words.

An excellent exploration of representations of the saint by artists from Caravaggio to Antony Gormley

From Caravaggio’s most explicitly gay painting to the action-packed pages of a superhero comic, this exhibition of art inspired by the roving radical is enrapturing