The Glorification of Saint Dominic
1748
unspecified
From the collection of Rijksmuseum
1748
unspecified
From the collection of Rijksmuseum
The Glorification of Saint Dominic is a 1748 unspecified by Unknown, a Rococo painting work, held at Rijksmuseum.
You see a crowded sky: Christ on a cloud, Mary handing a star to Saint Dominic, angels floating, and people tumbling down below. This is a copy of a ceiling painting in a Naples church. The original was meant to be looked at from below, so the figures stretch and twist to look right when you crane your neck. The artist never signed it—just one of many painters making copies for churches or collectors. To see how ceiling art tricks the eye, look up *quadratura* at the Rijksmuseum.
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