Saint Roch
Maker
(Artists)
1696-1770
1696-1770
Title
Saint Roch
Date of Production
(circa) 1730 - 1735
Medium
oil on canvas
Dimensions
Height: 44.6 cm (canvas)
Width: 32.7 cm (canvas)
Width: 32.7 cm (canvas)
Accession Number
P.1978.PG.448
Mode of Acquisition
Count Antoine Seilern, bequest, 1978
Credit
The Courtauld, London (Samuel Courtauld Trust)
Copyright
Work in the public domain
Location
Not currently on display
Keywords
Label Text
Saint Roch (or Rocco) was venerated in Venice, Tiepolo’s native city, as a protector against the plague. He wears a pilgrim’s shell on his chest and has a plague sore on his thigh. Beside him is the dog that helped him recover by licking his wound.
This painting was probably made for a member of the Scuola di San Rocco, a Venetian confraternity dedicated to the saint. Despite its small scale, the painting’s high finish indicates that it is not an oil sketch but a completed work, unlike the other works by Tiepolo nearby.
This painting was probably made for a member of the Scuola di San Rocco, a Venetian confraternity dedicated to the saint. Despite its small scale, the painting’s high finish indicates that it is not an oil sketch but a completed work, unlike the other works by Tiepolo nearby.
Provenance
Francis Capel-Cure, by whom sold at Christie's, London, May 6 1905 (66), where bought by Hofantiquar J. Bohler, Munich, from whom bought by Baron von Stumm, Holzhausen in 1906. Count Zoubow, Paris, by c.1932, from whom acquired by Seilern in 1952; Princes Gate Bequest 1978.
Exhibition History
All Spirit and Fire - Oil Sketches by Tiepolo, The Courtauld Gallery, London, 23/02/2006-29/05/2006
For your approval - Oil Sketches by Tiepolo, J. Paul Getty Museum, Los Angeles, California, 03/05/2005-04/09/2005
Display with permanent collection, Dulwich Picture Gallery, London, 01/09/1997-01/06/1998
For your approval - Oil Sketches by Tiepolo, J. Paul Getty Museum, Los Angeles, California, 03/05/2005-04/09/2005
Display with permanent collection, Dulwich Picture Gallery, London, 01/09/1997-01/06/1998
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