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Dark sepia mezzotint of a bearded man in a brown habit gazing upward, flanked by two angels, one at left and one at right.

Ecstasy of Saint Francis of Assisi with two angels, mezzotint

A monochrome mezzotint shows a bearded man in a brown hooded habit gazing upward in ecstasy, one hand open before him. A young angel with curled hair rests a hand on his arm at left, while a second angel looks down from the right against a dark, cloud-filled sky.

Artist
Ludovico Carracci
Date
[between 1800 and 1899?]
Medium
Mezzotints
Source
Wellcome Collection
Size
3084 × 4000 px
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Public domain · Wellcome Collection marks it Public Domain Mark; made by 1909.
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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