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Pale wash drawing of a bearded man holding a scroll, with a haloed winged angel behind him against a dark background.

St. Matthew

A bearded man in a long pale robe clasps his hands before his chest while holding a rolled scroll, with a winged angel with a halo looming behind his shoulder. The soft grey and ochre wash stands out against a dark, shadowy background, with the angel's wings fanning upward.

Artist
William Blake
Date
1799
Medium
Source
Wikimedia Commons / Wikidata
Size
2354 × 3400 px
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Public domain · William Blake died 1827 and the work dates by 1799; public domain in the US and life+70 countries.
Rights checked 2026-11-05 · tier B · as stated by the source: CC0

Credit (appreciated, not required for public-domain works): William Blake, via Wikimedia Commons (CC0)

Español: San Mateo con un ángel, William Blake, 1799

Un hombre barbado con una larga túnica pálida junta las manos frente al pecho mientras sostiene un pergamino enrollado, y detrás de su hombro se alza un ángel alado con aureola. El suave lavado gris y ocre destaca sobre un fondo oscuro y sombrío, con las alas del ángel desplegándose hacia arriba.

Português: São Mateus com um anjo, William Blake, 1799

Um homem barbado, com uma longa túnica pálida, junta as mãos diante do peito enquanto segura um pergaminho enrolado, e atrás de seu ombro ergue-se um anjo alado com auréola. A aguada suave em cinza e ocre se destaca contra um fundo escuro e sombrio, com as asas do anjo abrindo-se para cima.

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