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Christ Appointing St Roch as the Patron of Plague Sufferers
Paulus Pontius (mentioned on object), 1626
Pontius’ engraving reproduces a more than fourmetre-high altarpiece in Sint-Martinuskerk in Aalst (Belgium). Engravings offered a solution for those unable to travel to Aalst. That such prints were intended not only for collectors, but could actually play a substantial role in the daily life of believers, emerges from the caption: ‘Saint Roch, pray for us.’
- Artwork typeprint
- Object numberRP-P-OB-33.234
- Dimensionsheight 553 mm x width 361 mm
- Physical characteristicsgravure