Saint Francis of Paula receiving the infant Christ from the Virgin Mary; two cherubs are watching the scene. Engraving by M. Lasne after P.P. Rubens, ca. 1640.
An engraving shows the Virgin Mary in flowing robes leaning forward to present the infant Christ to a kneeling friar in a hooded habit, with rays of light and two cherubs in clouds above. Dense hatching models the drapery and sky, and Latin inscriptions run along the lower margin.
- Artist
- Peter Paul Rubens
- Date
- 1600-1699
- Medium
- Engravings
- Source
- Wellcome Collection
- Size
- 2648 × 4000 px
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 Paula recibiendo al Niño Jesús de la Virgen María
Un grabado muestra a la Virgen María, con vestiduras fluidas, inclinándose para entregar al Niño Jesús a un fraile arrodillado con hábito de capucha, bajo rayos de luz y dos querubines entre nubes. El rayado denso modela los paños y el cielo, y hay inscripciones latinas en el margen inferior.
Português: São Francisco de Paula recebendo o Menino Jesus da Virgem Maria
Uma gravura mostra a Virgem Maria, em vestes fluidas, inclinando-se para entregar o Menino Jesus a um frade ajoelhado com hábito de capuz, sob raios de luz e dois querubins entre nuvens. Hachuras densas modelam os tecidos e o céu, e inscrições em latim correm na margem inferior.
