Requiescat - (The Dog and His Master) christ the pupils of Galeazzo Rovelli

the pupils of Galeazzo Rovelli

• Hand-stretched over solid wood stretcher bars

mounted on a majestic steed

Václav Hollar

George and the slayed dragon

Requiescat - (The Dog and His Master) christ the pupils of Galeazzo Rovelli"Requiescat" by Briton Rivire was painted in 1888, is a masterful presentation of noble death and devotion. Requiescat is an extract of the prayer Requiescat in pace or "May he rest in piece." Rivire was one of the foremost Victorian animal painters of his day and was admired for his capacity to render a realistic physique of his subjects while infusing anthropomorphic virtues such as the loyalty portrayed by the hound to his late master. An