Saint Francis Receiving the Stigmata

Lucas Emil Vorsterman (artist and publisher), after Sir Peter Paul Rubens

National Gallery of Art

This is a drawing showing a religious figure meeting a celestial being. The scene suggests a moment of divine revelation or spiritual vision, with a robed man kneeling and looking up at an angelic figure glowing with light. Another figure is lying on the ground, shielding their eyes. The setting includes rocks, trees, and underbrush, highlighting the contrast between the divine light and earthly elements.