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Sepia etching of a kneeling man holding a crucifix on a rocky shore, with angels and cherubs in clouds above and a ship at right.

Death of Saint Francis Xavier, holding a crucifix and looking at the sky; angels and cherubs emerging from the clouds. Etching by the Comte de Caylus and woodcut by N. Le Sueur after L. Gimignani.

A sepia etching of a man in a robe kneeling on a rocky shore, holding a crucifix and gazing upward. Above him, angels and cherubs stream from billowing clouds toward a glowing sky, while a sailing ship and small figures appear at the right.

Artist
Ludovico Gimignani
Date
1720-1760
Medium
Etchings Woodcuts
Source
Wellcome Collection
Size
2601 × 4000 px
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Public domain · Wellcome Collection marks it Public Domain Mark; made by 1760.
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: Muerte de San Francisco Javier, con ángeles y querubines

Un grabado en tono sepia de un hombre con túnica arrodillado en una orilla rocosa, sosteniendo un crucifijo y mirando hacia arriba. Sobre él, ángeles y querubines surgen de nubes ondulantes hacia un cielo luminoso, mientras un barco de vela y pequeñas figuras aparecen a la derecha.

Português: Morte de São Francisco Xavier, com anjos e querubins

Uma gravura em tom sépia de um homem de túnica ajoelhado em uma margem rochosa, segurando um crucifixo e olhando para o alto. Acima dele, anjos e querubins surgem de nuvens volumosas em direção a um céu luminoso, enquanto um navio à vela e pequenas figuras aparecem à direita.