Skip to content

BELLINI, Giovanni: Portrait of Fra Teodoro of Urbino as St Dominic

🖼 Portrait of Fra Teodoro of Urbino as St Dominic, 1515
Oil on canvas
63 × 50 cm
London, United Kingdom

Soft light models a Dominican friar's serene face against dark background, his white habit and black mantle rendered with precise detail. Bellini elevates the portrait through spiritual intensity, merging Renaissance humanism with religious devotion to create an icon of monastic virtue.

The story of art
The story of art
E. H. Gombrich
tap to buy ↗
We recommend Bookshop.org — supports independent bookstores
We recommend Bookshop.org — supports independent bookstores