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Engraving of the Virgin Mary rising on clouds, arms outspread, surrounded by many angels and cherubs, with an Italian inscription along the bottom.

The Virgin Mary is borne upwards to a heaven crowded with angels. Engraving by F. Rosaspina, 1830, after himself after L. Sabbatini.

A black-and-white engraving showing a crowned, veiled woman with arms outspread, rising through clouds toward a radiant light. Below and around her, numerous angels and putti hold, lift and gaze upward, while the lower corners show a text inscription in Italian.

Artist
Sabbatini, Lorenzo, 1530-1576.
Date
1830
Medium
Intaglio prints
Source
Wellcome Collection
Size
2644 × 4000 px
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Public domain · Wellcome Collection marks it Public Domain Mark; made by 1830.
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 Asunción de la Virgen con ángeles, grabado según Lorenzo Sabbatini

Grabado en blanco y negro que muestra a una mujer coronada y velada, con los brazos abiertos, elevándose entre nubes hacia una luz radiante. Alrededor y debajo de ella, numerosos ángeles y putti sostienen, elevan y miran hacia arriba, mientras las esquinas inferiores llevan una inscripción en italiano.

Português: A Assunção da Virgem com anjos, gravura após Lorenzo Sabbatini

Gravura em preto e branco que mostra uma mulher coroada e velada, de braços abertos, subindo entre nuvens em direção a uma luz radiante. Ao redor e abaixo dela, numerosos anjos e putti a sustentam, erguem-na e olham para cima, enquanto os cantos inferiores trazem uma inscrição em italiano.

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