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| Keywords: Way-of-salvation-church-militant-triumphant-andrea-di-bonaiuto-1365.jpg Santa Maria Novella Florence Created by Andrea di Bonaiuto Andrea da Firenze it is also known as the Triumph of the Church the Church Militant and Triumphant Allegory of the Active and Triumphant Church and the Dominican order among other titles The black-cloaked figures are Dominican priests the Blackfriars the Order of Preachers O P and the black-and-white dogs are their symbol Founded by St Dominic to preach against heresies they were referred to as domini canes hounds of God In the left foreground there is a group of about five dozen figures representing Christendom and illustrating the religious and secular hierarchies At the center are pope and emperor and at their feet are black-and-white dogs protecting the sheep The secular figures range from the emperor down to beggars and cripples Behind them is the great Florentine Duomo representing the Church In the right foreground are three Dominican saints Their identification varies among sources St Peter Martyr sends the dogs to round up lost sheep and fight off wolves St Dominic preaches to the people while St Thomas debates heretics Behind the preachers in the right middleground there is a group of worldly pleasure-seekers above Thomas and the heretics and two more Dominican figures above St Peter and St Dominic The faithful are being blessed and ushered to the gate of Heaven where St Peter welcomes them Above all is a scene of Christ in Majesty with the emblems of the Evangelists The overall composition with the heretics on the right and faithful on the left echoes many more conventional Judgment scenes College of St Rose http //library strose edu/visual_resources Creator Andrea di Bonaiuto 1365-67 PD-old-100-1923 Smaller version less detail more contrast; WGA version; smaller blurry version Cappellone degli Spagnoli - Via Veritas Religious allegories Dominicans Dogs in art Santa Maria del Fiore Florence - Facade | ||||
