Saint Francis in Meditation

Saint Francis in Meditation

Artist: Francisco de Zurbarán (Spanish, 1598 - 1664)

Original Dimensions: 59 7/8" x 39"

Location: National Gallery of Art, London

About Artwork: (About 1635–9) "This is one of Zurbarán’s most austere and intensely spiritual works. Saint Francis is shown kneeling in fervent prayer, his clasped hands cradling a skull. Shadow obscures his face, giving us only a glimpse of his features. He wears the robe of the Franciscans, the religious order he founded in the thirteenth century; its patched and tattered appearance draws to mind the vow of poverty taken by all the order’s members. Zurbarán shows the saint in a moment of profound contemplation, his head tilted upwards and mouth slightly open. The skull is a symbol of death and refers to Christ’s crucifixion. Meditation on death was particularly favoured by the Jesuits, and saints contemplating skulls are frequently found in seventeenth-century Italian and Spanish painting." - (National Gallery of Art, London)

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