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Black-and-white engraving of a winged angel leaning on a star-covered globe, with a coat of arms and Latin inscription below.

Astronomy: an angel astride the cosmos, looking heavenward. Engraving by N. Dorigny, 1695, after Raphael, 1516.

An engraved angel with outspread wings leans on a globe covered with stars, gazing upward. Below, a shield with fleurs-de-lis and a Latin inscription on a curled banner sit against radiating hatching. The fine linework is a black-and-white intaglio print, one of the plates of Raphael's planetarium.

Artist
Raphael
Date
1695
Medium
Intaglio prints
Source
Wellcome Collection
Size
3070 × 4000 px
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Public domain · Wellcome Collection marks it Public Domain Mark; made by 1695.
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: Ángel sobre un globo estrellado, grabado según Rafael

Un ángel grabado con las alas extendidas se apoya en un globo cubierto de estrellas, mirando hacia arriba. Abajo, un escudo con flores de lis y una inscripción latina en un pergamino enrollado se destacan sobre un fondo de trazos radiantes. El fino trazado es una estampa calcográfica en blanco y negro, una de las láminas del planetario de Rafael.

Português: Anjo sobre um globo estrelado, gravura após Rafael

Um anjo gravado, com as asas abertas, apoia-se sobre um globo coberto de estrelas, olhando para o alto. Abaixo, um escudo com flores de lis e uma inscrição latina em um pergaminho enrolado destacam-se sobre um fundo de hachuras radiantes. O traço fino é uma gravura em metal em preto e branco, uma das pranchas do planetário de Rafael.

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