Axial Commons Image Treasury
Engraving of Saint Luke painting at an easel beside an ox, with the Virgin and Child seated at right in an ornate arched architectural interior.

Saint Luke Painting the Virgin and Child

Saint Luke paints at an easel in a finely engraved arcaded interior, with an ox beside him, while the Virgin and Child sit at right amid draped fabric. Behind them an ornate classical portal and a tower in the distant arch show the dense, precise line work of this black-and-white engraving.

Artist
Dirk Vellert
Date
1526
Medium
Engraving on paper
Source
Art Institute of Chicago
Size
1686 × 2341 px
Download full size
Public domain · Art Institute of Chicago releases this image under CC0 (latest date 1526).
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 Mr. and Mrs. Potter Palmer, Jr.

Español: San Lucas pintando a la Virgen y el Niño

San Lucas pinta en un caballete dentro de un interior con arcadas grabado con gran detalle, junto a un buey, mientras la Virgen y el Niño se sientan a la derecha entre telas drapeadas. Detrás, un pórtico clásico ornamentado y una torre en el arco del fondo muestran el trazo denso y preciso de este grabado en blanco y negro.

Português: São Lucas pintando a Virgem e o Menino

São Lucas pinta em um cavalete dentro de um interior com arcadas, gravado com grande detalhe, ao lado de um boi, enquanto a Virgem e o Menino sentam-se à direita entre tecidos drapeados. Atrás, um pórtico clássico ornamentado e uma torre no arco ao fundo mostram o traço denso e preciso desta gravura em preto e branco.