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Engraving of a helmeted warrior with shield below a winged angel holding a sword, looking upward; Latin text beneath reads MARS.

Astronomy: Mars with sword and shield, an angel above, looking heavenward. Engraving by N. Dorigny, 1695, after Raphael, 1516.

An engraving shows a muscular armed warrior, helmeted and bare-chested, gripping a winged angel's sword-hand while holding a round shield. The winged figure in flowing drapery looks upward above him against a curved arch with hatched shading. The Latin inscription below names Mars and astrological signs.

Artist
Raphael
Date
[1695]
Medium
Intaglio prints
Source
Wellcome Collection
Size
3036 × 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: Marte con espada y escudo, grabado según Rafael

Un grabado muestra a un guerrero musculoso, con casco y torso desnudo, que sujeta la mano armada de un ángel alado mientras sostiene un escudo redondo. La figura alada, con ropas fluidas, mira hacia arriba frente a un arco curvo con sombreado en trama. El texto latino inferior nombra a Marte y a signos astrológicos.

Português: Marte com espada e escudo, gravura após Rafael

Uma gravura mostra um guerreiro musculoso, de capacete e torso nu, que segura a mão armada de um anjo alado enquanto empunha um escudo redondo. A figura alada, com vestes fluidas, olha para cima diante de um arco curvo com sombreado em hachuras. O texto latino abaixo nomeia Marte e signos astrológicos.

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