76/5809 Anonymous (17th cent., Italian school). (The Holy Virgin and Child confirming Saint Roch as the patron saint for plague victims, below a putto scaring off a woman a with a torch). Drawing, brush/ pen and brown ink, 23x16,8 cm.

- Heavily soiled w. mould spots; corners repaired

= Perhaps an allegory in which Faith chases the plague away. With attribution on recto "caracio". On verso a partial attribution to "Lanfra(....)" (G. Lanfranco?) and manuscript collector's (?) mark with remnant wax seal "de Paolo (?)avonaso" in pen and ink. SEE ILLUSTRATION PLATE CXX.