The Mass of Saint Basil, Pierre Hubert Subleyras, 1746
The Mass of Saint Basil, 1746, Oil on canvas, transferred from canvas, 54 x 31 1/8 in. (137 x 79 cm), Paintings, Pierre Hubert Subleyras (French, Saint-Gilles-du-Gard 1699–1749 Rome), The rare subject concerns Saint Basil the Great (ca. 339–379) and Emperor Valens, a heretical Arian. Surrounded by priests, Basil receives the wine for consecration from a priest. Valens's required gifts of bread are presented by figures at the left while, to the right, the emperor swoons, moved by the solemnity of the mass
Size: 3133px × 4434px
Photo credit: © Artokoloro / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
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