"Portrait Of Thomas Aquinas "
Rare oil on canvas probably Spanish representing the famous Italian Dominican monk Thomas Aquinas (1226-1274)One of the masters of scholastic philosophy and Catholic theology, proclaimed doctor of the church by the pope, patron of universities, schools and Catholic academies, also one of the patrons of booksellers and also an angelic doctor. His body is preserved under the high altar of the church of the Dominican convent of Toulouse.
The portrait, despite a naive "side", is finely painted.
Good condition but in its original state, some small gaps, deserves varnish and above all a frame.
Canvas mounted on a later period frame
Late 18th century
Dim: 56cm x 42cm
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