Austrian school: St. Nicholas of Bari rescuing Adeodatus, oil on canvas, 18th C.

Work: 77 x 44 cm 
Frame: 95 x 63 cm

The story of Saint Nicholas rescuing Adeodatus is a popular miracle legend, likely from the medieval Golden Legend, where the deceased bishop miraculously saves a kidnapped boy, Adeodatus, from a pagan king, flying him back to his parents.