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title: Statue of St Oswald, Venice
author: Didier Descouens
source: https://www.worldhistory.org/image/20296/statue-of-st-oswald-venice/
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license: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0)
updated: 2025-04-09
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# Statue of St Oswald, Venice
_Authored by Didier Descouens_
## Image File
[](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/20296.jpg)
## Image Caption
A Statue of [Saint Oswald](https://www.worldhistory.org/Oswald_of_Northumbria/), King of Northumbria (r. 634-642) on the front of the Church of San Stae, in Venice, [Italy](https://www.worldhistory.org/italy/), by Italian artist Giuseppe Torretto (1661-1743).
## Cite This Work
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Descouens, D. (2025, April 09). Statue of St Oswald, Venice. *World History Encyclopedia*.
### Chicago
Descouens, Didier. "Statue of St Oswald, Venice." *World History Encyclopedia*, April 09, 2025. .
### MLA
Descouens, Didier. "Statue of St Oswald, Venice." *World History Encyclopedia*, 09 Apr 2025, .
## License & Copyright
[Original image](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:(Venice)_Statue_of_Saint_Oswald_on_the_front_of_the_Church_of_San_Stae.jpg) by [**Didier Descouens**](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:(Venice)_Statue_of_Saint_Oswald_on_the_front_of_the_Church_of_San_Stae.jpg). Submitted by [Michael McComb](https://www.worldhistory.org/user/michaelmccomb/ "User Page: Michael McComb"), published on 09 April 2025. The copyright holder has published this content under the following license: [Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0deed.en). This license lets others remix, tweak, and build upon a work even for commercial reasons, as long as they credit the author and license their new creations under the identical terms. When republishing on the web a hyperlink back to the original content source URL must be included. Please note that content linked from this page may have different licensing terms.