Saint Roch

A barefoot pilgrim in a red tunic and blue-green mantle stands in a green landscape, holding a tall staff and gesturing upward. In the upper left, God the Father appears in a bright sunlit cloud, blessing the scene beneath a tree-lined hillside.

Look closer: A small dog is faintly visible near the saint's leg at the lower left, a traditional attribute of Saint Roch.

Artist

Francesco Francia

Date

1502

Medium

Tempera on wood

Source

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Size

2887 × 4000 px

Credit (appreciated, not required for public-domain works): The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Gift of George R. Hann, 1965