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| Saint Francis in Prayer, c. 1638-1639 Francisco de Zurbarán Spanish, 1598-1664 Oil on canvas 46-1/4 x 35-1/2 in. (117.5 x 90.2 cm) The Norton Simon Foundation F.1975.03.P © 2012 The Norton Simon Foundation On view St. Francis of Assisi, a mystic and poet, was also the founder of the Franciscans, an important mendicant order. Zurbarán portrayed the saint in his later years, which Francis devoted to meditating on the suffering of the crucified Christ. The artist's tight focus on the figure is in keeping with Counter-Reformation aesthetics as defined by St. Ignatius of Loyola, who prescribed directness and realism in the representation of religious subjects. Though the figure is modeled with strong chiaroscuro, the variations of ocher tones and distant landscape mellow the intensity of the saint's concentration. View Provenance
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