Saint Thecla Praying for the Plague-Stricken, c. 1758 until 1759
Oil on board
Height: 80 cm (31.4 in); Width: 45 cm (17.7 in)
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York City
Thecla or Tecla was a saint of the early Christian Church, and a reported follower of Paul the Apostle. The earliest record of her life comes from the ancient apocryphal Acts of Paul and Thecla…
Zaidan Gallery 
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