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Painting of the Virgin and Child on a cloud with two angels, while a kneeling friar in brown robes looks up on a hillside.

Virgin and Child Adored by Saint Francis

The Virgin in a red gown and blue mantle sits on a cloud holding the Christ Child, who grasps a pink flower. Winged angels flank them, and Saint Francis kneels on a grassy hillside in a brown habit, gazing upward toward the vision above a distant landscape.

Artist
Francesco Albani
Date
c. 1606
Medium
Oil on copper
Source
Art Institute of Chicago
Size
1686 × 2136 px
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Public domain · Art Institute of Chicago releases this image under CC0 (latest date 1620).
Rights checked 2026-11-05 · tier A · as stated by the source: CC0 (Art Institute of Chicago, is_public_domain=true)

Credit (appreciated, not required for public-domain works): Art Institute of Chicago, Cyrus Hall McCormick Fund

Español: Virgen con el Niño adorada por san Francisco

La Virgen, con vestido rojo y manto azul, está sentada sobre una nube sosteniendo al Niño Jesús, que sujeta una flor rosa. Dos ángeles alados la acompañan, y san Francisco se arrodilla en una ladera cubierta de hierba, con hábito marrón, mirando hacia la visión.

Português: Virgem com o Menino adorada por São Francisco

A Virgem, de vestido vermelho e manto azul, está sentada sobre uma nuvem segurando o Menino Jesus, que segura uma flor rosa. Dois anjos alados os acompanham, e São Francisco ajoelha-se em uma encosta gramada, com hábito marrom, olhando para a visão acima.

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