Saint François en prières

Saint Francis of Assisi is depicted as an elderly friar in a brown habit with a full beard, hands pressed to his chest and his face tilted upward in prayer. A skull sits on a dark surface to the left and a crucifix appears in the background, reinforcing a memento mori mood while the saint is placed on the right side of the composition. A pale halo glows behind his head, and a strong, directional light models his features and robe in warm ochres and browns against a deep, nearly black background, reflecting Baroque tenebrism and Lievens’ naturalistic, Caravaggisti style.