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Engraving of a winged woman on clouds holding two infants, with an owl at left and stars above, within a tapering arch.

Night. Engraving by G.H. Frezza, 1704, after P. de Petris, after F. Albani.

An engraved allegory showing a winged female figure seated on clouds, holding two infants close, with an owl perched at her left and stars above. Her drapery flows down into a tapering arch, and a small oval medallion with a scene of figures appears at the base beneath the inscription NOX.

Artist
Francesco Albani
Date
1704
Medium
Intaglio prints
Source
Wellcome Collection
Size
2912 × 4000 px
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Public domain · Wellcome Collection marks it Public Domain Mark; made by 1704.
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: Noche: figura alada con dos niños y un búho

Un grabado alegórico que muestra una figura femenina alada sentada sobre nubes, sosteniendo a dos bebés cercanos, con un búho posado a su izquierda y estrellas en lo alto. Sus ropajes caen hacia un arco que se estrecha, y en la base aparece un pequeño medallón oval con una escena de figuras bajo la inscripción NOX.

Português: Noite: figura alada com duas crianças e uma coruja

Uma gravura alegórica que mostra uma figura feminina alada sentada sobre nuvens, segurando duas crianças pequenas junto a si, com uma coruja empoleirada à sua esquerda e estrelas acima. Suas vestes descem até um arco que se estreita, e na base aparece um pequeno medalhão oval com uma cena de figuras sob a inscrição NOX.

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