Saint Thecla Praying for the Plague-Stricken, 1758–59, Oil on canvas, 32 x 17 5/8 in. (81.3 x 44.8 cm), Paintings, Giovanni Battista Tiepolo (Italian, Venice 1696–1770 Madrid), This is a preliminary sketch for one of Tiepolo's greatest religious works, the large altarpiece in the apse of the cathedral at Este, near Padua. Commissioned in 1758 and installed on Christmas Day, 1759, the picture commemorates the plague of 1630 when the townspeople of Este prayed for the intercession of Saint Thecla
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Saint Thecla Praying, Plague-Stricken, 1758–59, Oil, canvas, 32 x 17 5/8, 81.3 44.8 cm, Paintings, Giovanni Battista Tiepolo, Italian, Venice, 1696–1770, Madrid, preliminary sketch, Tiepolo, greatest religious works, large altarpiece, apse, cathedral, Este, Padua, Commissioned, 1758, installed, Christmas Day, 1759, picture commemorates, plague, 1630, townspeople, Este prayed, intercession, Thecla
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