▁role ▁usually ▁ful filled ▁by ▁the ▁Madonna ). ▁The ▁presence ▁of ▁Saint ▁Joseph ▁is ▁explained ▁by ▁the ▁fact ▁that ▁the ▁G ospel ▁of ▁James ▁de als ▁with ▁Christ ' s ▁child hood ▁and ▁pra ises ▁Joseph ' s ▁pat ernal ▁car es . ▁Saint ▁Francis ▁is ▁connected ▁to ▁name ▁of ▁the ▁comm itt ant ▁and ▁the ▁dev otion ▁of ▁his ▁order ▁towards ▁Jesus . ▁ ▁History ▁The ▁work ▁was ▁commission ed ▁by ▁Francesco ▁P ucci , ▁a ▁collabor ator ▁of ▁the ▁House ▁of ▁Med ici ▁and ▁a ▁justice ▁g on fal oni ere . ▁The ▁date ▁can ▁be ▁seen ▁in ▁the ▁painting ▁on ▁the ▁book ▁held ▁by ▁Saint ▁John ▁the ▁Evangel ist , ▁on ▁the ▁left . ▁The ▁largest ▁oil ▁on ▁canvas ▁by ▁Pont orm o , ▁it ▁is ▁also ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁few ▁works ▁by ▁him ▁which ▁is ▁still ▁in ▁its ▁original ▁location . ▁ ▁S ources ▁ ▁Category : 1 5 1 6 ▁paint ings ▁Category : Paint ings ▁by ▁Pont orm o ▁Category : Paint ings ▁of ▁the ▁Madonna ▁and ▁Child ▁Category : Paint ings ▁of ▁Francis ▁of ▁Ass isi ▁Pont orm o <0x0A> </s> ▁The ▁Later an ▁Council ▁of ▁ 7 6 9 ▁was ▁a ▁syn od ▁held ▁in ▁the ▁Bas il ica ▁of ▁St . ▁John ▁Later an ▁to ▁rect ify ▁perce ived ▁ab uses ▁in ▁the ▁pap al ▁elect oral ▁process ▁which ▁had ▁led ▁to ▁the ▁elev ation ▁of ▁the ▁Ant ip op es ▁Const antine ▁II ▁and ▁Philip . ▁It ▁also ▁condem ned ▁the ▁r ul