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Bearded man sleeping on straw in a red cloak, with a stone step at right, while a flying putto and cherubs appear above in golden light.

De heilige Alexis

A bearded man lies asleep on straw, his bare torso and legs draped in a flowing red cloak, beside a stone step at the right edge. Above him, a flying putto gestures toward cherubs peering from golden clouds, and dark shadows frame the scene in a Baroque painting.

Artist
Luca Giordano
Date
1670
Medium
Source
Rijksmuseum
Size
4000 × 2825 px
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Public domain · Rijksmuseum marks it Public Domain Mark; made by 1670.
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

Español: San Alejo dormido con ángeles, pintura barroca

Un hombre barbudo yace dormido sobre paja, con el torso y las piernas desnudos cubiertos por una capa roja de amplios pliegues, junto a un escalón de piedra en el borde derecho. Sobre él, un putto volador señala a querubines que asoman entre nubes doradas, y sombras oscuras enmarcan la escena en una pintura barroca.

Português: Santo Aleixo adormecido com anjos, pintura barroca

Um homem barbudo jaz adormecido sobre palha, com o torso e as pernas nus cobertos por um manto vermelho de dobras amplas, ao lado de um degrau de pedra na borda direita. Acima dele, um putto voador aponta para querubins que espiam entre nuvens douradas, e sombras escuras emolduram a cena em uma pintura barroca.

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