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| Keywords: Pedro Berruguete Saint Dominic Presiding over an Auto-da-fe 1495.jpg Artwork Q5712368 Creator Pedro Berruguete es La obra representa un auto de fe presidido por Santo Domingo de Guzmán fundador de la Orden de los dominicos Saint Dominic presiding over an Auto-da-fe From the sacristy of the Santo Tomás church in Ávila circa 1493 1499 Oil on wood Size cm 92 154 Institution Museo del Prado Sala 057B https //www museodelprado es/coleccion/obra-de-arte/auto-de-fe-presidido-por-santo-domingo-de-guzman/5564d7cb-621f-437b-b2e8-001728590173 object history credit line Representations of an auto da fe often depict torture or someone being burnt at the stake The two victims in the lower right tied to the two posts are resting on two stakes driven horizontally into the posts behind them meant to prolong their deaths by staving off suffocation by the ropes or garrotes wrapped around their necks Another likely purpose of these stakes was possibly a means of further shaming and humiliating the victims due to their apparently intentional resemblance to the human male anatomy The two victims on the posts await their deaths as the pile of ignited firewood before them is fed and fueled sufficiently to attain the desired result The two victims standing in line await their own turns next on the posts All of these victims are Cathars allegedly St Dominic's primary targets Some defenders of St Dominic dispute the likelihood that the saint ever acted as an inquisitor Painted in the late 1400's it depicts an episode in the life of St Dominic from nearly 300 years earlier In Pedro Berruguete's 15th century Spain auto da fe's were still a fairly routine and commonplace event and thus many elements of the painting most probably portray one or more real life events as directly witnessed by the artist himself It is of interest to note what may have been some subtle but distinct forms of protest incorporated into the painting by the artist first in the artist's decision to place a few sleeping or drowsy attendants in the work secondly one can note the only figure in the entire painting who was portrayed with a fully open mouth while speaking happens to be the one Cathar who is next in line for execution Later during the Protestant Reformation this painting was used for anti-Catholic propaganda A very high definition file of the painting is available at the http //www museodelprado es/en/the-collection/what-to-see/3-hours-in-the-museum/obra/saint-dominic-presides-over-an-auto-da-fe/ Prado site Also by clicking on the file it will enlarge significantly accession number P00618 http //www museodelprado es/en/the-collection/what-to-see/3-hours-in-the-museum/obra/saint-dominic-presides-over-an-auto-da-fe/ PD-old-100 derivative works Garotte - Excerpt from Pedro Berruguete - Saint Dominic Presiding over an Auto-da-fe jpg Saint Dominic Presiding over an Auto-da-fe Paintings uploaded by Chris Woodrich | ||||
