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Etching of a church altar with a glowing monstrance, candles, and a radiant figure above; a crowd gathers around a man lying on the floor in front.

An altar to which a paralysed man and an insane man have been brought for a cure. Etching by J. Le Pautre, 16--.

A baroque etching of a church interior with a tall altar topped by a monstrance, flanked by candles. Above, a radiant figure rises on clouds between winged putti, while in the foreground a figure lies on the ground and a crowd of onlookers presses toward the altar. Fine engraved lines define the architecture and draped figures.

Artist
Jean Le Pautre
Date
[between 1600 and 1699]
Medium
Etchings
Source
Wellcome Collection
Size
2832 × 4000 px
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Español: Altar con un paralítico y un hombre demente para curación, aguafuerte

Un aguafuerte barroco de un interior de iglesia con un alto altar coronado por una custodia, flanqueado por velas. Arriba, una figura radiante se eleva entre nubes y querubines alados, mientras en primer plano una figura yace en el suelo y una multitud se acerca al altar. Las finas líneas grabadas definen la arquitectura y las figuras drapeadas.

Português: Altar com um paralítico e um homem insano levados para cura, gravura

Uma gravura barroca de um interior de igreja com um alto altar coroado por uma custódia, ladeado por velas. No alto, uma figura radiante surge entre nuvens e querubins alados, enquanto em primeiro plano uma figura jaz no chão e uma multidão se aproxima do altar. Linhas gravadas finas definem a arquitetura e as figuras drapeadas.

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