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Engraving of a pope seated under a canopy, a kneeling friar with a halo before him, and robed onlookers in a tiled hall.

Saint Francis of Assisi given permission by Pope Innocent III to preach to the people. Engraving, 16--.

A bearded pope in a white robe and red cap sits under a canopy at left, gesturing toward a kneeling friar in a brown habit with a halo. Cardinals and onlookers in dark robes watch from the tiled hall, and a framed landscape hangs on the brick wall. Latin captions run along the lower edge of the print.

Artist
Unknown
Date
1600-1699
Medium
Engravings
Source
Wellcome Collection
Size
2904 × 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 Francisco de Asís ante el papa Inocencio III, grabado

Un papa barbado, con vestidura blanca y birreta roja, se sienta bajo un dosel a la izquierda y hace un gesto hacia un fraile arrodillado con hábito pardo y un halo. Cardenales y espectadores con túnicas oscuras observan desde el salón de baldosas, y un paisaje enmarcado cuelga de la pared de ladrillo. Leyendas en latín recorren el borde inferior.

Português: São Francisco de Assis diante do papa Inocêncio III, gravura

Um papa barbado, de manto branco e solidéu vermelho, senta-se sob um dossel à esquerda e faz um gesto em direção a um frade ajoelhado, de hábito marrom e auréola. Cardeais e espectadores de vestes escuras observam do salão de azulejos, e uma paisagem emoldurada pende da parede de tijolos. Legendas em latim correm pela borda inferior.

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