Portrait of Fra Teodoro of Urbino as Saint Dominic
| Portrait of Fra Teodoro of Urbino as Saint Dominic | |
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| Artist | Giovanni Bellini and workshop |
| Year | 1515 |
| Medium | oil on canvas |
| Dimensions | 63.9 cm × 49.5 cm (25.2 in × 19.5 in) |
| Location | Victoria and Albert Museum, London |
| Website | Catalogue entry |
Portrait of Fra Teodoro of Urbino as Saint Dominic is an oil painting on canvas by the Italian Renaissance master Giovanni Bellini, dating to 1515. His final portrait, it is in the collection of the Victoria and Albert Museum in London, from which it is on long-term loan to the National Gallery in the same city. It depicts an old prelate with the attributes of Saint Dominic, including an austere black cap and a white lily.[1]
Today, the portrait is often used to represent the medieval German theologian Meister Eckhart, despite a lack of connection between the portrait's subject and Eckhart.[2][3]
References
[edit]- ^ WGA entry
- ^ "Mystical Experience of Meister Eckhart | IMERE.org". Institute for Mystical Experience Research and Education (IMERE). 2014-08-16. Retrieved 2024-03-04.
- ^ "Meister Eckhart: Mystical Theologian: Amazon.co.uk: Davies, Oliver: 9780281064106: Books". www.amazon.co.uk. Retrieved 2024-03-04.
Bibliography
[edit]- Olivari, Mariolina (2007), "Giovanni Bellini", Pittori del Rinascimento, by AA.VV. (in Italian), Florence: Scala, ISBN 888117099X