AW650: Mid 19th Century Spanish Colonial Oil on Canvas of Saint Francis of Assisi

Mid 19th Century Spanish Colonial Oil on Canvas (relined) of Saint Francis of Assisi, Patron Saint of Italy and namesake of San Francisco, California. Antique frame.

Dimensions: Sight: 32 1/2" x 24 1/2"; Frame: 38 3/4" x 30 3/4"

Giovanni di Pietro di Bernardone (c. 1181 – 3 October 1226), known as Francis of Assisi, was an Italian mystic, poet, and Catholic friar who founded the religious order of the Franciscans. Inspired to lead a Christian life of poverty, he became a beggar and itinerant preacher abandoning a life of luxury for a life devoted to Christianity after reportedly hearing the voice of God, who commanded him to rebuild the Christian church and live in poverty.