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Etching of a kneeling bearded saint in robes with a glowing halo, angels above in clouds, and standing figures on either side.

Saint Gregory the Great at Prayer, Angels Above, Etching After Annibale Carracci

An etching shows a bearded man in a long robe and mitre-like headwear kneeling at center, head bowed, with a haloed glow behind him. Above, winged angels and putti hover among clouds, while figures in period dress stand and kneel at the sides of a sparse architectural setting.

Artist
Annibale Carracci
Date
1766
Medium
Etchings
Source
Wellcome Collection
Size
3150 × 4000 px
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Public domain · Wellcome Collection marks it Public Domain Mark; made by 1766.
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

Angels18th centurybaroque1760s1766engravingreligious artetchingangelsputtiprayersacred subjectecclesiastical robessaint gregory the greatannibale carracci

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