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Dense black-and-white engraving of crowds of robed monks and saints beneath clouds, with text cartouches framing the edges and figures holding books.

Martyred Augustinian Saints and Bishops, Engraving by Oliviero Gatti, 1614

A dense engraved composition filled with crowds of robed figures, many in monastic habits, gathered beneath a canopy of clouds and framed by rectangular cartouches of text. Figures in the upper register hold open books and lift their arms, while the lower foreground shows kneeling and standing groups in fine parallel hatching.

Artist
Oliviero Gatti
Date
1614
Medium
Engravings
Source
Wellcome Collection
Size
4000 × 3106 px
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Public domain · Wellcome Collection marks it Public Domain Mark; made by 1614.
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

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