Below, several people pray for healing and deliverance from the plague. On the right, several plague victims lie felled on the ground. In the sky the Christ monogram with Saint Roch of Montpellier below. He shows a plague wound on his thigh to those praying to him. On the right in the sky are several plague saints. Adrian of Nicomedia, dressed in armour, leans on an anvil. Anthony the Great of Egypt holds a bell, his staff and a book in his hands, St Sebastian holds arrow in hand. Nicholas of Tolentino holds a star on his chest.
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Jacob Neefs
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Erasmus II Quellinus
RKD
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Gilles Hendricx
RKD
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| Title | Saint Roch and the Plague Victims |
| Date | ca. 1656 - 1661 |
| Period | 17th century |
| Medium and support | burin engraving AAT |
| Collection | print room |
| Object type |
burin engraving
AAT
reproductive prints AAT |
| Inventory number | 2015-MF |
| Acquisition credit | unknown |
| Current whereabouts | Work currently not on display |
| Permalink | https://mskgent.be/collection/work/data/2015-MF |
| IIIF Manifest | https://imagehub.mskgent.be/iiif/3/9130/manifest.json |
| Art & Architecture Thesaurus |
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religious symbolism
AAT
300189808 figures (representations) AAT |
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| Keywords Iconclass |
11H
saints
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11H(ADRIAN)11 St. Adrian as plague-patron Iconclass 11H(ANTONY ABBOT)11 St. Antony Abbot as plague patron Iconclass 11H(ROCH) the confessor and pilgrim Roch(us) (Rocco, Rock) of Montpellier; possible attributes: angel (with ointment box or spoon), dog (sometimes with loaf), (pointing at) plague-spot on thigh, pilgrim's shell, staff, hat and wallet Iconclass 11H(ROCH)11 St. Roch as plague-patron Iconclass 11H(ROCH)51 St. Roch heals (or administers to) the plague-stricken in a hospital Iconclass 31A235 sitting figure Iconclass 31A4621 plague Iconclass 31A71 male sex; man Iconclass 31AA4621 plague - AA - plague epidemic Iconclass 48(+431) art (+ copy, copying ~ work of art) Iconclass 49G2 patient, sick person Iconclass |
| School / Style | Baroque AAT |
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