The Sick Presented to Charity by St Roch
by PELLEGRINI, Girolamo, Fresco, diameter 512 cm
Girolamo Pellegrini was a Roman painter of frescoes. In Venice he attempted to strengthen the tradition of Paolo Veronese by bringing the decorative Roman Baroque style of Pietro da Cortona.
This smooth and luminous painting depicts Charity with the torch of Religion in front of the poor and sick presented by St Roch.