XIR287062 The Mass of St. Basil, before 1747 (oil on canvas) (b/w photo) by Subleyras, Pierre (1699-1749); 134x77 cm; Louvre, Paris, France; (add.info.: Roman Emperor Flavius Julius Valens (328-78) fainting whilst watching Saint Basil the Great (ca. 330-379), archbishop of Caesarea, celebrate the Feast of Epiphany; the Arian Valens came to visit Basil with his retinue after his failure to banish the refractory bishop; oil study for a painting commissioned by Pope Benedict XIV for St. Peter\'s in Rome (today Santa Maria degli Angeli);); French, out of copyright.