It was not until the 1970s that this atmospheric red chalk drawing, long thought to be by guercino, was reattributed to the innovative sixteenth-century painter pordenone. Before moving in the 1530s to venice—where he became a rival of titian—pordenone executed altarpieces for churches in his hometown and the surrounding area. Possibly a self-portrait, this is a figure study for one of these projects. Saint roch, protector of the sick, lifts his tunic to reveal a laceration, signifying the bubonic plague, on his bare thigh. Date: circa 1525–26. Dimensions: height: 26.3 cm (10.3 in); width: 15.6 cm (6.1 in); frame: height: 54.3 cm (21.3 in); width: 41.6 cm (16.3 in); depth: 2.9 cm (1.1 in). Medium: paper, red chalk. Collection: Princeton University Art Museum. Pordenone (Giovanni Antonio de Sacchis), Standing Satin Roch, Study for the Saint Gothard Altarpiece, ca. 1525-26
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