''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.

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*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

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