Saint Vincent Ferrer (1350–1419)

Giuseppe Sanmartino

1750 · Terracotta · European Sculpture and Decorative Arts

This Spanish Dominican was frequently known as "the Angel of Judgement," reflecting his powerful preaching of repentance and penance that converted tens of thousands of non-believers within and outside Spain. Vincent's fervor transcended so many language barriers that he was believed to possess the gift of tongues, symbolized by the flame emerging from his tonsured pate. [Johanna Hecht, 2002]

Artist

Giuseppe Sanmartino

Date

1750

Medium

Terracotta

Culture

Italian, Naples

Department

European Sculpture and Decorative Arts

Credit line

Purchase, Rogers Fund, and Friends of European Sculpture and Decorative Arts Gifts, 1996