# St Francis at Prayer

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## Artwork

- Artist: [ZURBARÁN, Francisco de](<https://beta.wga.hu/artists/zurbarn-francisco-de-r77ca2ee6c5121d>)
- Date: 1601-1650
- Technique: Oil on canvas, 158 x 101 cm

## Commentary

Zurbarán produced devotional works relating to the founder of the Franciscan Order throughout his career, and through their stark simplicity and profound sense of spirituality, they can today be considered amongst the most evocative and iconic sacred images produced within 17th-century Spain. In its simplicity and directness, Zurbarán&#39;s depiction of St Francis is entirely in keeping with the spirit of the Counter-Reformation, following the Council of Trent \(1545-63\), which encouraged a new focus on devotional life and re-affirmed the importance of the veneration of images.

## Related artworks

- [Adoration of the Magi](<https://beta.wga.hu/artists/zurbarn-francisco-de-r77ca2ee6c5121d/adoration-of-the-magi-rc90d8bf50dc820>)
- [Agnus Dei](<https://beta.wga.hu/artists/zurbarn-francisco-de-r77ca2ee6c5121d/agnus-dei-rfab2b10f00365b>)
- [Apostle St Andrew](<https://beta.wga.hu/artists/zurbarn-francisco-de-r77ca2ee6c5121d/apostle-st-andrew-r0e0ea7593dde15>)
- [Childhood of the Virgin](<https://beta.wga.hu/artists/zurbarn-francisco-de-r77ca2ee6c5121d/childhood-of-the-virgin-r062b846e918680>)
- [Christ Blessing](<https://beta.wga.hu/artists/zurbarn-francisco-de-r77ca2ee6c5121d/christ-blessing-ra65a49bb236da8>)
- [Christ on the Cross](<https://beta.wga.hu/artists/zurbarn-francisco-de-r77ca2ee6c5121d/christ-on-the-cross-r9b7efa2dd81df7>)
- [Christ on the Cross](<https://beta.wga.hu/artists/zurbarn-francisco-de-r77ca2ee6c5121d/christ-on-the-cross-rb7a84a13c5a302>)
- [Cup of Water and a Rose on a Silver Plate](<https://beta.wga.hu/artists/zurbarn-francisco-de-r77ca2ee6c5121d/cup-of-water-and-a-rose-on-a-silver-plate-recd2c5b2d779f2>)
- [Defence of Cadiz against the English](<https://beta.wga.hu/artists/zurbarn-francisco-de-r77ca2ee6c5121d/defence-of-cadiz-against-the-english-rb9daa19d1c4aa7>)
- [Immaculate Conception](<https://beta.wga.hu/artists/zurbarn-francisco-de-r77ca2ee6c5121d/immaculate-conception-r340896c7c92750>)
- [Madonna with Child](<https://beta.wga.hu/artists/zurbarn-francisco-de-r77ca2ee6c5121d/madonna-with-child-re208cebcca0574>)
- [Meditation of St Francis](<https://beta.wga.hu/artists/zurbarn-francisco-de-r77ca2ee6c5121d/meditation-of-st-francis-rc40896b9671a84>)

## Attribution

[Web Gallery of Art](<https://beta.wga.hu/pages/about>)