Saint Januarius Interceding

Saint Januarius Interceding or Saint Januarius Interceding to the Virgin Mary, Christ and God the Father for Victims of the Plague is a painting by Luca Giordano. It is dated to around 1656 and is now in the National Museum of Capodimonte in Naples. It was commissioned by the Spanish viceroy in Naples, Gaspare de Bracamonte, as an ex voto for the ending of a plague in the city.

Sources

Luca Giordano, 1634-1705, Editrice Electa (2001) ISBN 88-435-8579-7
Vincenzo Pacelli, Luca Giordano inediti e considerazioni, Ediart 2007

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