Engraving of Saint Francis held by two angels, one playing a violin on a cloud, with a skull and crucifix in the foreground.

Saint Francis of Assisi held by two angels, after Ludovico Carracci

An engraved print showing a robed saint slumped in the arms of a winged angel, with a second angel playing a violin on a cloud above. A skull and a crucifix rest on a ledge in the foreground, beside a rocky landscape. The composition is framed by a rectangle with inscriptions below.

Artist: Ludovico Carracci
Date: 1 December 1815
Medium: Etchings
Source: Wellcome Collection
Size: 4000 × 2656 px

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Public domain · Wellcome Collection marks it Public Domain Mark; made by 1815.
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

19th century baroque 1810s 1815 engraving crucifix etching angels religious print skull saint francis of assisi violin monochrome