Sanit Francis
1550
oil
From the collection of Capitoline Museums
1550
oil
From the collection of Capitoline Museums
Dominant colour
Sanit Francis is a 1550 oil by Unknown, a early_baroque_italian work, depicting francis of assisi, held at Capitoline Museums.
This painting shows a man kneeling on the ground, looking down at a skull. He's wearing a brown robe with a hood and has a long beard. In the background, there's a cross with a figure on it, and some trees and plants. The sky is cloudy and gray. The man's robe is torn and dirty, and he has a sad expression on his face. The skull he's looking at is old and worn, with some cracks in it. The cross in the background is tall and thin, with the figure on it looking down at the man. The painting is done in a style that makes the shadows look deep and dark, which adds to the sad mood. If you want to learn more about this kind of painting style, look up chiaroscuro.
