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Etching of three winged angels holding a large cross above a seated Virgin Mary and Christ Child beside a classical column.

Three angels presenting the cross to the Virgin and Christ Child. Etching by Laurent de La Hire, 1639.

An etching showing three winged putti descending from the upper left to offer a large wooden cross to a seated woman and a small child at right. A classical column and pilaster frame the scene, with a landscape beyond. Latin inscription text fills the lower margin.

Artist
Laurent de La Hyre
Date
[1639]
Medium
Etchings
Source
Wellcome Collection
Size
3062 × 4000 px
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Public domain · Wellcome Collection marks it Public Domain Mark; made by 1639.
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: Tres ángeles presentando la cruz a la Virgen y al Niño

Un grabado que muestra tres angelitos alados que descienden desde la parte superior izquierda para ofrecer una gran cruz de madera a una mujer sentada y a un niño pequeño a la derecha. Una columna clásica y un pilastra enmarcan la escena, con un paisaje al fondo. Texto latino llena el margen inferior.

Português: Três anjos apresentando a cruz à Virgem e ao Menino

Uma gravura que mostra três anjinhos alados descendo do canto superior esquerdo para oferecer uma grande cruz de madeira a uma mulher sentada e a uma criança pequena à direita. Uma coluna clássica e um pilastra emolduram a cena, com uma paisagem ao fundo. Texto em latim preenche a margem inferior.

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