09 works, Today, December 20th, is Saint Dominic’s day, his story, illustrated #352

El Greco, (1541–1614)
Saint Dominic in Prayer, c. between 1605 and 1610
Oil on canvas
Height: 104.7 cm (41.2 in); Width: 82.9 cm (32.6 in)
Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, Massachusetts

Saint Dominic, also known as Dominic of Osma and Dominic of Caleruega, (8 August 1170–6 August 1221), was a Castilian Catholic priest and founder of the Dominican Order…


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Author: Zaidan Art Blog

I search Art History for Beautiful works that may, or may not, have a secondary or unexpected story to tell. I then write short summaries that grow from my research. Art work is so much more when its secrets are exposed

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