
Saint Francis of Assisi in Prayer
A bearded friar in a brown habit with grey-blue sleeves clasps his hands over a small wooden crucifix held against his chest, eyes lowered. Dark clouds and a green hillside fill the background beside a rocky outcrop. Oil on panel, painted in a loose, warm Baroque manner.
- Artist
- Peter Paul Rubens
- Date
- c. 1615
- Medium
- Oil on panel
- Source
- Art Institute of Chicago
- Size
- 1686 × 2351 px
Public domain · Art Institute of Chicago releases this image under CC0 (latest date 1620).
Rights checked 2026-11-05 · tier A · as stated by the source: CC0 (Art Institute of Chicago, is_public_domain=true)
Rights checked 2026-11-05 · tier A · as stated by the source: CC0 (Art Institute of Chicago, is_public_domain=true)
Credit (appreciated, not required for public-domain works): Art Institute of Chicago, George F. Harding Collection





