European Painting before 1900, Johnson Collection Saint Roch 1730-35 Giovanni Battista Tiepolo, Italian (active Venice, Udine, Würzburg, and Madrid) 1696 - 1770 Oil on paper on canvas * Gallery 283, European Art 1500-1850, second floor Cat. 289 John G. Johnson Collection, 1917 |
LabelSaint 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.* Works in the collection are moved off view for many different reasons. Although gallery locations on the website are updated regularly, there is no guarantee that this object will be on display on the day of your visit. |
