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Engraving of a tall wooden cross with angels on clouds above, surrounded by kneeling saints in robes at its base, with trees on either side.

The Holy Cross, with Saint Catherine of Siena, Saint Mary Magdalen, Saint Catherine of Alexandria, Saint Radegund, Saint Paula, Saint Helen, Constantine the Great and other saints in adoration. Engraving by N. Beatrizet, 1557.

A vertical engraving showing a large wooden cross rising through the center, with a small INRI plaque at its top and angels on clouds at the crossarm. Kneeling women in robes and crowned, mitred and haloed figures gather at the base on the left and right, a palm tree and a tree frame the scene, and a cloth-draped grassy ground fills the foreground.

Artist
Nicolas Beatrizet
Date
1557
Medium
Engravings
Source
Wellcome Collection
Size
3077 × 4000 px
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Public domain · Wellcome Collection marks it Public Domain Mark; made by 1557.
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: La Santa Cruz con santos en adoración, grabado de Nicolas Beatrizet

Un grabado vertical que muestra una gran cruz de madera en el centro, con una placa con las letras INRI en lo alto y ángeles sobre nubes junto al travesaño. A ambos lados, figuras arrodilladas, unas con coronas y otras con mitras y halos, se reúnen al pie de la cruz entre una palmera y un árbol.

Português: A Santa Cruz com santos em adoração, gravura de Nicolas Beatrizet

Uma gravura vertical que mostra uma grande cruz de madeira no centro, com uma placa com as letras INRI no alto e anjos sobre nuvens junto à travessa. De cada lado, figuras ajoelhadas, algumas coroadas e outras com mitras e auréolas, reúnem-se na base da cruz entre uma palmeira e uma árvore.

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