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Engraving of Saint Luke seated on a white ox, writing in a book beside a tree, with a small closed book on the ground below.

Saint Luke

A bearded evangelist in a hooded robe sits on a reclining white ox, writing in a open book held on his knee. Engraved in fine black lines, he is set beside a tree and a small book and stones on the ground.

Artist
Lucas van Leyden
Date
c. 1508
Medium
Engraving in black on paper
Source
Art Institute of Chicago
Size
1686 × 2220 px
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Public domain · Art Institute of Chicago releases this image under CC0 (latest date 1513).
Rights checked 2026-11-05 · tier A · as stated by the source: CC0 (Art Institute of Chicago, is_public_domain=true)

Credit (appreciated, not required for public-domain works): Art Institute of Chicago, Gift of Robert P. Lamont

Español: San Lucas con el buey, grabado de Lucas van Leyden

Un evangelista barbado con capucha y manto se sienta sobre un buey blanco echado, escribiendo en un libro abierto apoyado en su rodilla. Grabado con líneas negras finas, junto a un árbol, un libro pequeño y piedras en el suelo.

Português: São Lucas com o boi, gravura de Lucas van Leyden

Um evangelista barbudo, com capuz e manto, senta-se sobre um boi branco deitado, escrevendo em um livro aberto apoiado no joelho. Gravado com linhas pretas finas, ao lado de uma árvore, um livro pequeno e pedras no chão.

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