Curator’s note
Saint Rosalie Interceding for the Plague-stricken of Palermo
A devotional painting made during Anthony van Dyck's stay in Sicily, depicting Palermo's patron Saint Rosalie interceding in heaven for the city's plague victims. Surrounded by angels in an upward sweep, the saint embodies a city's desperate prayer.
Source: Arterra 큐레이션
- Date
- 1624
- Medium
- Oil on canvas
- Dimensions
- 39 1/4 x 29 in. (99.7 x 73.7 cm)
- On view
- Gallery 621
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