Saint Roch

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Saint Roch

1730-1735

Giovanni Battista Tiepolo (Italian (active Venice, Udine, Würzburg, and Madrid) 1696–1770)

Saint Roch, patron saint of plague victims, is often depicted with a dog at his side in reference to the one that fed him when he himself suffered from the plague.

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Object Details

Title:

Saint Roch

Date:

1730-1735

Artist:

Giovanni Battista Tiepolo (Italian (active Venice, Udine, Würzburg, and Madrid) 1696–1770)

Medium:

Oil on paper on canvas

Dimensions:

17 3/4 x 13 3/8 inches (45.1 x 34 cm)

Classification:

Paintings

Credit Line:

John G. Johnson Collection, 1917

Accession Number:

Cat. 289

Geography:

Made in Venice, Italy, Europe

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