Saint Dominic of Silos Enthroned as a Bishop. Doc.1474-77. Oil on panel. El Prado en las calles en Riga - The Prado in the Streets of Riga - photo exhibition of the famous Spanish Museum in Esplanade Square of Riga, Latvia. August 14, 2023
This iconic image was intended as central panel of the church of Santo Domingo Silos (Daroca). While the face and bodily posture are dominantly and hypnotically hieratic, the minute rendering of rich episcopal vestments (pluvial cope, mitre, book and crozier) and the gilded microarchitecture of the monumental throne reflect a pictorial illusionism of Flemish inspiration. This surprasing juxtaposition of fiction and realism is repeated in the colourful female figures representing allegories of the theological and cardinal virtues. These evoke his moral perfection and help to define one of the most representative images of Spanish Gothic painting.
Saint Dominic of Silos Enthroned as a Bishop. Doc.1474-77. Oil on panel. El Prado en las calles en Riga - The Prado in the Streets of Riga - photo exhibition of the famous Spanish Museum in Esplanade Square of Riga, Latvia. August 14, 2023
This iconic image was intended as central panel of the church of Santo Domingo Silos (Daroca). While the face and bodily posture are dominantly and hypnotically hieratic, the minute rendering of rich episcopal vestments (pluvial cope, mitre, book and crozier) and the gilded microarchitecture of the monumental throne reflect a pictorial illusionism of Flemish inspiration. This surprasing juxtaposition of fiction and realism is repeated in the colourful female figures representing allegories of the theological and cardinal virtues. These evoke his moral perfection and help to define one of the most representative images of Spanish Gothic painting.