The Ecstasy of St. Francis,

um 1660

Material / Technology / Carrier

Leinwand

Dimensions of the object

64,7 x 53,1 cm

Displayed

Not on display

Department

Spanish Painting

Genre

Painting

Inventory number

504

Acquisition

1799 aus der Galerie Mannheim

Stock

Bayerische Staatsgemäldesammlungen - Alte Pinakothek München

Citation

Francisco de Zurbarán y Salazar, Der hl. Franziskus in Ekstase, um 1660, Bayerische Staatsgemäldesammlungen - Alte Pinakothek München, URL: https://www.sammlung.pinakothek.de/en/artwork/5RGQJlX4z3 (Last updated on 18.03.2025)

St Francis of Assisi is looking heavenwards, stricken by an innerfelt religious experience; one hand is resting on a skull. This picture topos originated in Italy and spread to Spain. Zurbarán depicts the saint wearing the habit of the Capuchins, a Franciscan reform order. The softly painted contours and the use of diffuse light indicate that this painting is a late work. The painting entered the Mannheim Gallery before 1756—erroneously attributed to Guido Reni.