Description and details
Antique oil on canvas painting depicting St. Vincent Ferrer ,Italian school mid 18th century-. The painting 'was rintelato , with wood lamp has no special pictorial restorations- mis.cornice 28x24 cm canvas 24 x20 cm Saint Vincent Ferrer, a Spanish Dominican preacher of the 14th-15th centuries. Clothing and attributes: The saint wears the habit of the Dominican Order (white tunic and black cloak). He is often depicted with wings, as in this case, symbolizing his mission as the "angel of the Apocalypse" or the urgency of his preaching. Inscription: Part of the Latin text is visible on the book, which includes the words "TIME... TE DEUM NORE ET DA TE" or similar, referring to the hymn Te Deum ("We praise you, O God"). Style and period: Paintings with this iconography are common in Spanish and Italian religious art between the 17th and 18th centuries.
