Saint Dominic, founder of the Order of Friars Preachers (Dominicans), a mendicant religious order with a universal mission of preaching, a centralized organization and government, and a great emphasis on scholarship. Learn more about Saint Dominic in thi
Dominican, one of the four great mendicant orders of the Roman Catholic Church, founded by St. Dominic in 1215. The order has been a synthesis of the contemplative life and the active ministry and is noted for it unswerving orthodoxy. Learn more about th
“Crucifixion of St. Peter” “David” “Madonna and Child with the Infant St. John” “Moses” “Pietà” “The Last Judgment” (Show more) Movement / Style: Early Renaissance Mannerism Renaissance Show More Top Questions What is Michelangelo best known for?
were presented before a large crowd that often included royalty, and the proceedings had a ritualized, almost festive, quality. The number ofburnings at the stakeduring Torquemada’stenurewas exaggerated byProtestantcritics of the Inquisition, but it is generally estimated to have been about 2,000...
Michelangelo:PietàPietà, marble sculpture by Michelangelo, 1499; in St. Peter's Basilica, Vatican City. 2 of 2 Examine details of Michelangelo'sPietàof 1499, portraying the Virgin Mary holding Jesus Christ after the CrucifixionLearn about Michelangelo'sPietàof 1499, portraying the Virgin Mary...
Giotto di Bondone:St. Francis of Assisi Receiving the StigmataSt. Francis of Assisi Receiving the Stigmata, fresco attributed to Giotto di Bondone, c. 1300; in the upper church of San Francesco, Assisi, Italy. 3 of 3 Duccio:The Virgin and Child with Saints Dominic and AureaThe Virgin and...
Giotto di Bondone:St. Francis of Assisi Receiving the StigmataSt. Francis of Assisi Receiving the Stigmata, fresco attributed to Giotto di Bondone, c. 1300; in the upper church of San Francesco, Assisi, Italy.(more) 3 of 3 Duccio:The Virgin and Child with Saints Dominic and AureaThe Virgi...
InBolognahe was hired to succeed a recently deceased sculptor and carve the last small figures required to complete a grand project, the tomb and shrine ofSt. Dominic(1494–95). The three marble figures are original and expressive. Departing from his predecessor’s fanciful agility, he imposed...
InBolognahe was hired to succeed a recently deceased sculptor and carve the last small figures required to complete a grand project, the tomb and shrine ofSt. Dominic(1494–95). The three marble figures are original and expressive. Departing from his predecessor’s fanciful agility, he imposed...