The painting, together with the whole reredos, was created around 1700. Saint Francis is depicted in the classic iconographic convention, ie. in the Franciscan habit and with traditional attributes in his hands – a skull and a crucifix. The work shows a portrait shot of Saint Francis, although no one ever painted his picture during his lifetime. Unfortunately, archival sources do not reveal the author of the work.
Maria Działo, "St. Francis ", [in:] "The Sacred Lesser Poland Heritage", 2024, source: https://sdm.upjp2.edu.pl/en/works/st-francis-1