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Chapel of San Carlo Borromeo
The altarpiece, by Étienne Parrocel, shows San Carlo Thanking God for the End of a Plague in Milan. The angel above him is sheathing a fiery sword, and the acolyte holding the crucifix has no shoes on because there has just been a barefoot penitential procession.

(Another photo of the altarpiece here)

Related links:  Étienne Parrocel [aka Stefano Parrocel] (1696-1776)