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Engraving of a kneeling bearded cleric with a halo, hands clasped in prayer, as a winged angel and cherubs appear in clouds above him.

Saint Francis of Sales kneeling; angels and cherubim emerging from the clouds. Engraving by L. Visscher after C. Maratta.

An engraving shows a bald, bearded cleric in a rochet and cassock kneeling on a stone step, hands pressed together in prayer, with a halo above his head. Above him, a winged angel reaches downward amid swirling clouds while cherubs gather at the upper right and left, and a crozier and drapery frame the scene.

Artist
Carlo Maratta
Date
1600-1699
Medium
Engravings
Source
Wellcome Collection
Size
2938 × 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 Sales arrodillado con ángeles en las nubes

Un grabado muestra a un clérigo calvo y barbado, con sobrepelliz y sotana, arrodillado sobre un escalón de piedra con las manos juntas en oración y un halo sobre la cabeza. Arriba, un ángel alado desciende entre nubes arremolinadas mientras querubines se agrupan a la derecha y a la izquierda, con un báculo y cortinas al margen.

Português: São Francisco de Sales ajoelhado com anjos nas nuvens

Uma gravura mostra um clérigo calvo e barbado, com sobrepeliz e batina, ajoelhado sobre um degrau de pedra com as mãos juntas em oração e um halo acima da cabeça. No alto, um anjo alado desce entre nuvens em redemoinho enquanto querubins se reúnem à direita e à esquerda, com um báculo e cortinas nas margens.

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