The image shows a person kneeling and leaning forward at a stone slab with a human skull on it. The individual has a solemn facial expression with defined features, including a prominent brow, full beard, thick and somewhat curly hair, and is wearing a robe with loose sleeves, a rope belt, and a halo above their head. The background is dark and textured, with light rays shining on the person. A crucifix partially overlaps the skull to the right.
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Saint Francis

Pieter Claesz Soutman (Dutch, 1580 - 1657)

artist after Francesco Bassano II (Italian, 1549 - 1592)

1620-1657

Medium
etching in black
Classification
Print
Dimensions
plate: 34.6 x 25.1 cm (13 5/8 x 9 7/8 in.) ; sheet: 36 x 26.5 cm (14 3/16 x 10 7/16 in.)
Culture
Flemish
Museum
National Gallery of Art, CG-E
Credit line
Ailsa Mellon Bruce Fund
Rights
Public domain (NGA Open Access, CC0), as the museum states it.
Who can see it
Teens profiles and older: its subject is for older viewers (war, death, the Passion, drink or the like). How works are placed

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