Saint Roch giving alms. Julius Schnorr von Carolsfeld (1794-1872). 1817. Oil on canvas. 91 x 128 cm. Museum der bildenden Künste, Leipzig. Click on image to enlarge it. This painting is Figure 96 in Lionel Gossman’s Unwilling Moderns: The Nazarene Painters of the Nineteenth Century .
Details of the painting
- Landscsape at top center
- Statue of the infant St. John the Baptist in niche at left
- Monogram carved into stone pillar and fence at right
- St. Roch handing woman a round loaf of bread
Bibliography
Gossman, Lionel. Unwilling Moderns: The Nazarene Painters of the Nineteenth Century. Victorian Web [Complete text in the Victorian Web].
Created 20 June 2016