S.G.A.V, Apparition of Madonna and Child to San Rocco, 1747, Oil on Canvas

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Oil on canvas. Central Italian School. At the bottom right are the initials S.G.A.V. and the date 1747. The apparition … Read more Oil on canvas. Central Italian School. At the bottom right are the initials S.G.A.V. and the date 1747. The apparition of the Madonna to San Rocco with the baby Jesus in her arms is a recurring iconographic theme in Christian devotion. The saint, recognizable by his traditional iconographic attributes—the short tunic and pilgrim's staff, the plague wound on his thigh, and the dog with a morsel of bread in its mouth—is partially kneeling in adoration of the two sacred figures who appear before him from a vortex of clouds in the sky. This apparition symbolizes the celestial consecration of his mission to heal the sick (especially plague victims) and offer consolation to the suffering through the intercession of the Virgin and Jesus. The scene is set on a country path, near a stream beyond which one can see the city from which the saint remains isolated due to the disease he has contracted. The painting has previously undergone restoration and relining. It is mounted on a new tensionable frame. This piece is attributed to the mentioned designer/maker. It has no attribution mark and no
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