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Black-and-white etching of a family boarding a small boat on a river, with winged angels and cherubs above.

Accompanied by angels, the fugitive holy family board a barge to cross a river. Etching by A. Scacciati after P. Testa.

A black-and-white etching shows the holy family boarding a small boat on a river, with a robed man at left, a woman cradling an infant, and winged angels and cherubs drifting above. A tree trunk frames the left edge, while hills and a distant figure fill the right background.

Artist
Pietro Testa
Date
[1766]
Medium
Etchings
Source
Wellcome Collection
Size
4000 × 3130 px
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Public domain · Wellcome Collection marks it Public Domain Mark; made by 1766.
Rights checked 2026-11-05 · tier A · as stated by the source: Public Domain Mark (Wellcome Collection)

Credit (appreciated, not required for public-domain works): Wellcome Collection

Español: Sagrada Familia subiendo a una barca para cruzar un río

Un grabado en blanco y negro muestra a la Sagrada Familia subiendo a una pequeña barca en un río, con un hombre con túnica a la izquierda, una mujer que sostiene a un bebé y ángeles alados con querubines flotando arriba. Un tronco de árbol enmarca el borde izquierdo, mientras colinas y una figura lejana llenan el fondo derecho.

Português: Sagrada Família embarcando numa barca para atravessar um rio

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