St Roch in Prison Visited by an Angel (detail)
1567 · San Rocco, Venice
religiousWhile the seated man in the left foreground is closely chained to the damp wall, the prisoner standing next to him can exchange a few words with the guard at the round hatch. A thief with his hand cut off as punishment is visible through the grating in the floor. A companion lowers food into this desolate dungeon.
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Tintoretto
1518 – 1594
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