Heilige Carolus Borromeus geeft pestlijders de laatste Communie

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height 173 mm x width 147 mm

Art Historical Context

In this poignant pen drawing titled *Heilige Carolusromeus geeft pestlij de laatste Communie*Saint Charles Borromeo the Last Communion to Plague Victims), French artist Claude Guy Hallé a moment of profound compassion. Created between 1662 and 1736, the work measures a modest 173 mm by 147 mm, inviting close contemplation of its intricate lines. Hallé, a-era painter and draftsman, renders the saint administering final rites to the plague-stricken, evoking era's fascination with heroic religious figures amid public health crises. Saint Charles Borromeo, a 16th-century archbishop canonized for ...