The Glory of Saint Dominic

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The Glory of Saint Dominic is a grand Baroque ceiling fresco by Giovanni Battista Tiepolo celebrating the heavenly exaltation of Saint Dominic with dramatic light, color, and dynamic composition.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Baroque painting
ceiling fresco
religious artwork
artForm mural painting
artHistoricalPeriod 18th century
artisticStyle Baroque NERFINISHED
colorUsage strong contrasts of light and shadow
compositionType illusionistic ceiling decoration
countryOfOrigin Italy
creator Giovanni Battista Tiepolo NERFINISHED
creatorBirthName Giovanni Battista Tiepolo NERFINISHED
creatorInstanceOf painter
creatorMovement Rococo NERFINISHED
creatorNationality Italian
depicts Saint Dominic NERFINISHED
angels
heavenly realm
saints
features dramatic light
dynamic composition
vivid color
genre religious art
hasLanguage none (visual artwork)
iconographicTheme apotheosis
glorification of a saint
medium fresco
movement Baroque
religiousTradition Catholicism NERFINISHED
subject heavenly exaltation of Saint Dominic
support ceiling

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Giovanni Battista Tiepolo notableWork The Glory of Saint Dominic