God the father - Arise, Stained glass window in Church of St. Francis of Assisi, Kraków, Poland

God the Father - Arise is a stained glass window in the Church of St. Francis of Assisi in Kraków that depicts an elderly figure with a white beard, raising one hand above his head while pointing downward toward Earth. Colored glass segments are arranged in geometric patterns that create shifting visual effects as natural light changes throughout the day.

Polish artist Stanisław Wyspiański created this stained glass work in 1904 as part of his major design contributions to the Franciscan church in Kraków. The piece emerged during a period when artistic renewal and religious imagery converged in Polish art.

The window's alternative title, Arise (Stań się), echoes God's command in Genesis. Wyspiański based the figure's twisted pose on Michelangelo's Christ from the Last Judgment, and the raised left hand signals dominion over the elements while the right subdues water and fire shown below. The design was among six windows he made for the Franciscans.

The window fills the western wall of the nave, so it faces the late-afternoon sun rather than the morning light. Look for it above the choir area, where the large window was cut in 1860 during Karol Kremer's rebuilding. The three Wyspiański windows were removed in August 1944 and stored in crates in the monastery, then reinstalled in 1952.

The design was first sent to the Tyrolean stained glass workshop in Innsbruck but was not ordered then; the Franciscans asked for the sketch back in 1900, and the commission was only placed in 1902. Wyspiański drew new cartoons in 1903 after the earlier one was damaged, and chose the final glass himself in 1904 in a hall of the National Museum in the Sukiennice.