Saint Roch Size:24" x 36" ” belonging to a tomb

” belonging to a tomb containing

there is clear reference to to Flemish painting in the extreme accuracy of the details

Rubens' highly charged compositions reference erudite aspects of classical and Christian history

such as Hope and Love and Life

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Saint Roch Size:24" x 36" ” belonging to a tombSaint Roch or Rocco was a Catholic saint. He was a confessor whose death is commemorated on August 16th and September 9th in Italy; he is especially invoked against the plague. Abraham Bloemaert was a Dutch painter and print maker in etching and engraving. He was one of the "Haarlem Mannerists" from about 1585.