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Hand-coloured engraving of a bishop with a halo beside a kneeling child on a shore, with a golden light beam from clouds above and a sailboat on the water.

Saint Augustine of Hippo: a child compares its attempt to empty the sea with a spoon with Saint Augustine's attempts understand the Holy Trinity. Coloured engraving by F. Huybrechts.

A hand-coloured engraving shows a bearded bishop with a halo and crozier standing on a grassy shore, gesturing toward a kneeling child in red who holds a small object. Above, a golden ray descends from clouds where figures appear, and a sailboat drifts on the water.

Artist
Huybrechts, Franciscus, 1630-1687.
Date
1600-1699
Medium
Devotional images Engravings
Source
Wellcome Collection
Size
2925 × 4000 px
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Public domain · Wellcome Collection marks it Public Domain Mark; made by 1699.
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: San Agustín y el niño junto al mar

Un grabado iluminado a mano muestra a un obispo barbado con aureola y báculo de pie en una orilla cubierta de hierba, mirando hacia un niño arrodillado vestido de rojo que sostiene un pequeño objeto. Arriba, un rayo dorado desciende desde nubes donde aparecen figuras, y un velero navega en el agua.

Português: Santo Agostinho e a criança à beira-mar

Uma gravura iluminada à mão mostra um bispo barbado com auréola e báculo em pé sobre uma margem gramada, voltado para uma criança ajoelhada de vermelho que segura um pequeno objeto. No alto, um raio dourado desce de nuvens onde aparecem figuras, e um veleiro navega na água.

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