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Kneeling friar in a brown habit with bare feet reads an open book beside a skull in a dark, rocky cave lit by a single warm light.

Saint Francis of Assisi Praying

A kneeling bearded friar in a brown hooded habit and bare feet bends over an open book on a rock ledge in a dark cave. A skull rests beside the book at right, and a single warm light falls on the figure's bald head and hands against deep shadow, in oil on canvas.

Artist
Rembrandt
Date
1637
Medium
Source
Wikimedia Commons / Wikidata
Size
1500 × 1915 px
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Public domain · Rembrandt died 1669 and the work dates by 1637; public domain in the US and life+70 countries.
Rights checked 2026-11-05 · tier B · as stated by the source: Public domain

Credit (appreciated, not required for public-domain works): Rembrandt, via Wikimedia Commons (Public domain)

Español: San Francisco de Asís orando

Un fraile barbado y arrodillado, con hábito pardo con capucha y pies descalzos, se inclina sobre un libro abierto en un saliente rocoso en una cueva oscura. A la derecha, junto al libro, descansa una calavera, y una luz tenue cae sobre la cabeza calva y las manos de la figura contra una sombra profunda, en óleo sobre lienzo.

Português: São Francisco de Assis orando

Um frade barbado e ajoelhado, com hábito marrom com capuz e pés descalços, debruça-se sobre um livro aberto num saliente rochoso numa caverna escura. À direita, ao lado do livro, repousa uma caveira, e uma luz suave incide sobre a cabeça calva e as mãos da figura contra uma sombra profunda, em óleo sobre tela.

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