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Engraving of a monk's cell: a winged angel plays violin on a cloud, a kneeling friar prays at left, and a sleeping figure lies in bed at right.

Saint Francis of Assisi in his cell having a vision of an angel playing the violin on a cloud. Engraving by R. Sadeler II after P. Piazza, 16--.

An engraving shows a monastic cell with a winged angel playing a violin on a cloud above. A kneeling friar in a brown habit prays at a low bench, while a figure lies in a bed at right beside a skull and shelved objects.

Artist
Piazza, Paolo, 1537-1621.
Date
1600-1699
Medium
Engravings
Source
Wellcome Collection
Size
2809 × 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 en su celda con visión de un ángel tocando el violín

Un grabado muestra una celda monástica con un ángel alado que toca el violín sobre una nube. Un fraile arrodillado con hábito marrón reza junto a un banco bajo, mientras una figura yace en una cama a la derecha, junto a un cráneo y objetos en estantes.

Português: São Francisco de Assis em sua cela com visão de um anjo tocando violino

Uma gravura mostra uma cela monástica com um anjo alado tocando violino sobre uma nuvem. Um frade ajoelhado, de hábito marrom, reza junto a um banco baixo, enquanto uma figura deitada em uma cama à direita está ao lado de um crânio e objetos em prateleiras.

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