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St. Roch

Abraham BloemaertFirst decade of the seventeenth century

The Morgan Library & Museum

The Morgan Library & Museum
New York, United States

The present drawing is a unique example of the red monochrome—or rosaille—technique in Bloemaert’s graphic oeuvre. He used a mixture of opaque lead white and red chalk to create a full spectrum between red and white. Infrared reflectography reveals a complete and precise black chalk underdrawing that nearly corresponds to the gouache composition. This highly finished sheet was clearly conceived as an independent work of art and was possibly a devotional piece. St. Roch was the patron saint of plague sufferers.

Details

  • Title: St. Roch
  • Creator: Abraham Bloemaert
  • Creator Lifespan: 1564/1651
  • Creator Nationality: Netherlandish
  • Creator Gender: Male
  • Creator Death Place: Utrecht
  • Creator Birth Place: Gorinchem
  • Date Created: First decade of the seventeenth century
  • Physical Dimensions: w215 x h290 mm
  • Credit Line: Gift of J. P. Morgan, Jr., 1924
  • Type: Drawing
  • External Link: http://www.themorgan.org/drawings/item/128134
  • Medium: Red gouache, heightened with white gouache, over traces of black chalk, and possibly some pen and ink and wash

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