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Etching of a bishop raising a host over a heap of plague victims and corpses, with classical columns and cherubs in clouds above.

Saint Carlo Borromeo administering communion to plague victims. Etching by C. Carlone.

An etching shows a cardinal in a long robe and biretta raising a host above a crowded heap of plague victims, some slumped, others reaching out. Classical columns, an architectural arch, and swirling clouds with cherubs frame the scene, with corpses in the foreground.

Artist
Carlo Carlone
Date
[between 1700 and 1799]
Medium
Etchings
Source
Wellcome Collection
Size
2437 × 4000 px
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Public domain · Wellcome Collection marks it Public Domain Mark; made by 1799.
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 Carlos Borromeo administrando la comunión a víctimas de la peste, aguafuerte

Un aguafuerte muestra a un cardenal con sotana larga y birrete que alza una hostia sobre un montón de víctimas de la peste, algunas desplomadas y otras extendiendo los brazos. Columnas clásicas, un arco arquitectónico y nubes con querubines enmarcan la escena, con cadáveres en primer plano.

Português: São Carlos Borromeu dando a comunhão a vítimas da peste, gravura em água-forte

Uma água-forte mostra um cardeal de longa batina e barrete erguendo uma hóstia acima de um amontoado de vítimas da peste, algumas caídas e outras estendendo os braços. Colunas clássicas, um arco arquitetônico e nuvens com querubins emolduram a cena, com cadáveres em primeiro plano.

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