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Engraving of Christ and an angel above a kneeling saint, with plague sufferers writhing in the foreground below and the inscription Sancte Roche ora pro nobis.

Saint Roch, named by Christ as patron of plague-victims; below, people suffering from plague. Engraving by P. Pontius, 1626, after Sir P.P. Rubens.

An engraving in dark tones shows Christ in the upper left, gesturing toward a bearded saint kneeling on a ledge beneath an arched frame, with an angel above. Below, plague sufferers writhe and cluster, one holding up a hand, while a veiled woman stands at the left edge.

Artist
Peter Paul Rubens
Date
1626
Medium
Engravings
Source
Wellcome Collection
Size
2648 × 4000 px
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Public domain · Wellcome Collection marks it Public Domain Mark; made by 1626.
Rights checked 2026-11-05 · tier A · as stated by the source: Public Domain Mark (Wellcome Collection)

Credit (appreciated, not required for public-domain works): Wellcome Collection

Español: San Roque, patrón de los enfermos de peste, tras Rubens

Un grabado de tonos oscuros muestra a Cristo en la parte superior izquierda, señalando a un santo barbudo arrodillado sobre una repisa bajo un marco arqueado, con un ángel arriba. Abajo, enfermos se retuercen y se agrupan, uno levanta la mano, y una mujer velada está de pie en el borde izquierdo.

Português: São Roque, padroeiro das vítimas da peste, após Rubens

Uma gravura de tons escuros mostra Cristo no canto superior esquerdo, apontando para um santo barbudo ajoelhado sobre uma saliência sob uma moldura em arco, com um anjo acima. Embaixo, doentes da peste contorcem-se e se amontoam, um deles erguendo a mão, enquanto uma mulher velada está de pé na borda esquerda.

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