Why it matters
Saint Francis is shown in prayer, a popular subject for his life of poverty and humility. Francis, John the Baptist and Jerome were figures Caravaggio painted again and again: brooding men remote from human society.
Did you know?
- It is dated around 1602–1604.
- Orazio Gentileschi testified in 1603 that he had lent Caravaggio a monk's robe.
- It is difficult to distinguish the original from later copies.
Based on the Wikipedia article Saint Francis in Prayer (Caravaggio) (CC BY-SA 4.0).
