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Nicholas Lochoff (d.1948) after
Fra Angelico (Florentine, 1400?-1455)
ST. PETER MARTYR ENJOINING SILENCE
Original (after 1438)in the Cloister
of San Marco, Florence Fresco
The original is in the lunette over the door that leads
from the
cloister into
the sacristy and from there into the
Church
of San Marco. The Dominicans, who had taken over San Marco in 1436,
rebuilt the deteriorating buildings around the church with the
financial support of Cosimo de' Medici. Fra Angelico and
his
workshop
decorated the cloister, monks' cells, and supporting buildings, and
painted the altarpiece for the church. The knife in St. Peter
Martyr's back and the bleeding wound on his head refer to
his
martyrdom,
which
occurred because
of
his harsh rule
as Inquisitor-General. He was the second most important saint to the
Dominicans, after Dominic. Here, he enjoins silence from the monks
who are entering the church from the cloister.
Text by Robert
Gerwing.
Copyright 2004. |
