Wood figure of Saint Roch

ORIGIN : SOUTHERN GERMANY
PERIOD : 16th CENTURY

Height : 142 cm
Width : 41 cm
Depth : 26 cm

Polychrome limewood

Easily recognizable with his gesture of showing pest effect on his thigh this pilgrim saint is accompanied by an angel curing him. The quality of the wood is noteworthy.

Bibliography
Louis Réau, Iconographie de l’Art Chrétien, III/3, PUF, Paris, 1959, pp. 1155-1161.
Jacques de Voragine, La Légende dorée, Flammarion, Paris, 1967.
Tardy, Dictionnaire des thèmes et décors, E. Tardy, Paris, 1957