St Thecla Praying for the Plague-stricken

St Thecla Praying for the Plague-stricken

RP-P-1950-640

collector's mark: Lugt 2228

Thecla, a companion and disciple of the apostle Paul, is the patron saint of the north Italian city of Este. Surrounded by plague victims, she beseeches God to deliver the city from disaster. Thecla’s prayer is answered: angels chase away the Plague, a satanic creature with a pointed crown. The print reproduces Giovanni Battista Tiepolo’s 1759 immense, almost seven-metre-high altarpiece in the cathedral of Este.

De Vesme 3

• print maker: Lorenzo Baldissera Tiepolo (mentioned on object)
• after painting by: after painting of Giovanni Battista Tiepolo (mentioned on object)

1759 - 1776

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height 694 mm x width 377 mm

Prent naar schilderij in kathedraal van Este door Giovanni Battista Tiepolo (gedateerd 1759).

Purchased with the support of the F.G. Waller-Fonds

purchase 1950

Public domain

• De Vesme 3
• Rizzi 224

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https://id.rijksmuseum.nl/200124235