St Francis beneath a Tree, Praying

Rembrandt van Rijn (mentioned on object), 1657

Here is yet another striking Catholic subject in Rembrandt’s etched work, this time the hermit St Francis. For this depiction, Rembrandt did not select the traditional moment when the saint receives the ‘stigmata’, the wounds of Christ. Instead he chose the moment of prayer just before. The building in the landscape is Italianate in character, appropriate for a saint from Assisi.

Artwork typeprint
Object numberRP-P-1962-92
Dimensionsheight 181 mm x width 246 mm
Physical characteristicsets en droge naald met lichte plaattoon

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"founder of the Order of Friars Minor (Franciscans), Francis(cus) of Assisi; possible attributes: book, crucifix, lily, skull, stigmata" by Rembrandt van Rijn

Missing Title

Rembrandt van Rijn (mentioned on object), 1660

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Saint Francis beneath a Tree, Praying

Rembrandt van Rijn (mentioned on object), 1657

Saint Francis beneath a Tree, Praying

St Francis beneath a tree praying

Rembrandt van Rijn (mentioned on object), 1657

St Francis beneath a tree praying

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