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Engraving of many robed religious figures holding inscribed scrolls among branches, with decorative lettered cartouches on the left and bottom edges.

Saints, martyrs, blessed and bishops of the Augustinian order. Engraving by Oliviero Gatti, 1614.

A dense engraved sheet filled with rows of tonsured and cowled religious figures, many holding scrolls inscribed with text, arranged among intertwining branches and tree-like forms. Cartouches with inscribed lettering frame the left and lower edges, and the crowded composition is printed in fine black line on aged paper.

Artist
Oliviero Gatti
Date
1614
Medium
Engravings
Source
Wellcome Collection
Size
4000 × 3121 px
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Public domain · Wellcome Collection marks it Public Domain Mark; made by 1614.
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: Santos y beatos de la Orden Agustiniana, grabado de Oliviero Gatti, 1614

Una hoja grabada muy poblada de filas de figuras religiosas con tonsura y capucha, muchas sosteniendo pergaminos con inscripciones, dispuestas entre ramas entrelazadas y formas arbóreas. Cartelas con letras enmarcan los bordes izquierdo e inferior, y la composición densa está impresa en línea negra fina sobre papel envejecido.

Português: Santos e beatos da Ordem Agostiniana, gravura de Oliviero Gatti, 1614

Uma folha gravada densamente preenchida por fileiras de figuras religiosas tonsuradas e encapuzadas, muitas segurando pergaminhos com inscrições, dispostas entre ramos entrelaçados e formas semelhantes a árvores. Cartelas com letras emolduram as bordas esquerda e inferior, e a composição cerrada é impressa em linha preta fina sobre papel envelhecido.

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