Saint Ambrose barring Theodosius from Milan Cathedral
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''Saint Ambrose barring Theodosius from Milan Cathedral'' is a painting of by
Anthony van Dyck Sir Anthony van Dyck (, many variant spellings; 22 March 1599 – 9 December 1641) was a Brabantian Flemish Baroque artist who became the leading court painter in England after success in the Southern Netherlands and Italy. The seventh c ...
in the National Gallery, in London. It draws heavily on a 1618 treatment of the same subject by Peter Paul Rubens, on which van Dyck had worked as a studio assistant. In van Dyck's version, Theodosius is beardless, the architectural background is more defined, a spear and a halberd are added on the left-hand side and a dog in the bottom-left. The painting depicts the Roman emperor Theodosius I and his entourage being barred from
Milan Cathedral Milan Cathedral ( it, Duomo di Milano ; lmo, Domm de Milan ), or Metropolitan Cathedral-Basilica of the Nativity of Saint Mary ( it, Basilica cattedrale metropolitana di Santa Maria Nascente, links=no), is the cathedral church of Milan, Lombard ...
by its archbishop
Saint Ambrose Ambrose of Milan ( la, Aurelius Ambrosius; ), venerated as Saint Ambrose, ; lmo, Sant Ambroeus . was a theologian and statesman who served as Bishop of Milan from 374 to 397. He expressed himself prominently as a public figure, fiercely promo ...
, as punishment for the Massacre of Thessalonica.


See also

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List of paintings by Anthony van Dyck The following is an incomplete list of works by the Flemish painter Anthony van Dyck (1599–1641). Portraits (1613–1632) Between 1613 and 1632, van Dyck travelled all over Europe – from his native Antwerp (where he began working as a painte ...


Sources

*National Gallery
''St Ambrose barring Theodosius from Milan Cathedral''


Bibliography

*Gian Pietro Bellori, ''Vite de' pittori, scultori e architecti moderni'', Torino, Einaudi, 1976. *Didier Bodart, ''Van Dyck'', Prato, Giunti, 1997. *Christopher Brown, ''Van Dyck 1599–1641'', Milano, RCS Libri, 1999. *Justus Müller Hofstede, ''Van Dyck'', Milano, Rizzoli/Skira, 2004. *Stefano Zuffi, ''Il Barocco'', Verona, Mondadori, 2004. {{DEFAULTSORT:Saint Ambrose barring Theodosius from Milan Cathedral 1620 paintings Paintings by Anthony van Dyck Paintings in the National Gallery, London Paintings of Ambrose Theodosius I Churches in art