Saint Roch / St Rocco. Old, folk hard wood carving. 9 H Glass eyes
Saint Roch / St Rocco. 9"H x 3.5"W x 2.25D not including the stand.
The artist's depiction of the leg is charmingly off scale. It's my favorite part of the piece. Nicely mounted on a hardwood stand.
Instead of burdening anyone with his sickness, he commended himself to God and awaited his death in a remote and abandoned forest hut. Providentially, a local nobleman's hunting dog found and befriended him, bringing him food daily and licking his wounds. A spring arose nearby to provide St. He is typically depicted showing his knee wound, holding a staff and a dog at his his feet.