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Painting of an elderly bearded man with a bare chest embracing a diagonal wooden cross against a dark background, a white cloth draped over his lap.

Saint Andrew

An elderly bald bearded man with bare torso embraces a diagonal cross-like pole, his muscular arm wrapped around it while a white drapery falls across his lap. Warm light falls on his flesh against a dark background in this oil painting.

Artist
Pompeo Girolamo Batoni
Date
1740–43
Medium
Oil on canvas
Source
Art Institute of Chicago
Size
1686 × 2030 px
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Public domain · Art Institute of Chicago releases this image under CC0 (latest date 1743).
Rights checked 2026-11-05 · tier A · as stated by the source: CC0 (Art Institute of Chicago, is_public_domain=true)

Credit (appreciated, not required for public-domain works): Art Institute of Chicago, Gift of Mrs. Joseph Regenstein through the Joseph and Helen Regenstein Foundation

Español: San Andrés abrazando la cruz en aspa

Un anciano calvo y barbado, con el torso desnudo, abraza un poste diagonal con forma de cruz, rodeando la madera con el brazo musculoso mientras una tela blanca cae sobre su regazo. La luz cálida ilumina su piel sobre un fondo oscuro.

Português: Santo André abraçando a cruz em X

Um idoso calvo e barbudo, de torso nu, abraça uma haste diagonal em forma de cruz, com o braço musculoso envolvendo a madeira enquanto um tecido branco cai sobre o colo. A luz quente incide sobre a pele contra um fundo escuro.

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