Etching of a sleeping man on a bed at lower left, with a winged angel descending from the right and a radiant figure among clouds above.

Annunciation to Joseph in a Dream, etching after Carlo Innocenzo Carlone

An etching showing a sleeping man lying on a bed in the lower left, while a winged angel descends from the right and gestures toward him. Above, a radiant female figure rises among clouds and small cherubs within an arched frame. Carlone's signature appears in the lower margin.

Artist: Carlo Innocenzo Carlone (mentioned on object)
Date: 1696-1775
Medium
Source: Rijksmuseum
Size: 2480 × 3560 px

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Public domain · Rijksmuseum marks it Public Domain Mark; made by 1775.
Rights checked 2026-11-05 · tier A · as stated by the source: Public Domain Mark (Rijksmuseum, image license https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/)

Credit (appreciated, not required for public-domain works): Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam

baroque etching printmaking angels clouds cherubs dream religious scene biblical subject black and white