St. Dominic and the Devil

Pietro della Vecchiaabout 1630

Details

Title: St. Dominic and the Devil
Creator Lifespan: 1603 - 1678
Creator Nationality: Italian
Creator Gender: Male
Date Created: about 1630
Type: oil paintings
Rights: James E. Roberts Fund
External Link: http://www.imamuseum.org/mercury/load-artwork/1963
Medium: oil on canvas
wall label: The story of the Devil's appearance to St. Dominic in the form of a monkey derives from a medieval legend, according to which the saint seized his tormentor and forced him to hold a lighted candle while he studied. St. Dominic released him only after the candle burned down and singed his fingers. This candle-illuminated scene is inspired by a famous lost masterpiece of antiquity. Antiphilus of Alexandria's Boy Blowing on a Fire was renowned for its beautifully rendered effects of firelight.ÿ Pietro della Vecchia's painting makes deliberate reference to it and to his own celebrated ability to imitate earlier masters.
measurements: 27 1/16 x 40 1/8 in.
Artist: Pietro della Vecchia

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