Spanish school of the first half of the 16th century. Attributed to DOMINGO RAM (documented between
Spanish school of the first half of the 16th century. Attributed to DOMINGO RAM (documented between 1464-1507).
"Saint Ambrose".
Oil on panel with gold ground.
Provenance: Private collection of Gilberto Zabert, Turin.
Size: 53 x 38 cm; 63 x 48,5 cm (frame).
Oil painting on panel depicting Saint Ambrose of Milan, one of the four Fathers of the Latin or Western Church and one of the 36 doctors of the Catholic Church. Due to its morphological characteristics, the panel is attributed to Domingo Ram, the most representative painter of the Calatayud School, who belonged to a family of painters active in the second half of the 15th century in the towns of Alcañiz, Calatayud and Maluenda. It is a representation of the saint in the foreground, recognisable by the inscription on the upper part, as well as by the crosier and mitre that identify him as a bishop. This saint is one of the first eight Doctors of the Church, one of the four of the Latin rite, together with Gregory the Great (540-604), Jerome of Stridon (346-420) and Augustine of Hippo (354-430). The other four, of the Greek rite, are Athanasius of Alexandria, Basil of Caesarea, Gregory Nazianzen and John Chrysostom. Doctor of the Church is a title given by the Pope or an Ecumenical Council to certain saints by reason of their scholarship and in recognition as eminent teachers of the faith to the faithful. The scholastic tradition of the Four Doctors of the Western Church was confirmed in 1298 by Boniface VIII, who issued a decree ordering them to be specially honoured. In 1567 Pope Pius V added the first modern doctor, St. Thomas Aquinas, and in 1588 Sixtus V added St. Bonaventure of Fidanza.
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Spanish school of the first half of the 16th century. Attributed to DOMINGO RAM (documented between 1464-1507).
"Saint Ambrose".
Oil on panel with gold ground.
Provenance: Private collection of Gilberto Zabert, Turin.
Size: 53 x 38 cm; 63 x 48,5 cm (frame).
Oil painting on panel depicting Saint Ambrose of Milan, one of the four Fathers of the Latin or Western Church and one of the 36 doctors of the Catholic Church. Due to its morphological characteristics, the panel is attributed to Domingo Ram, the most representative painter of the Calatayud School, who belonged to a family of painters active in the second half of the 15th century in the towns of Alcañiz, Calatayud and Maluenda. It is a representation of the saint in the foreground, recognisable by the inscription on the upper part, as well as by the crosier and mitre that identify him as a bishop. This saint is one of the first eight Doctors of the Church, one of the four of the Latin rite, together with Gregory the Great (540-604), Jerome of Stridon (346-420) and Augustine of Hippo (354-430). The other four, of the Greek rite, are Athanasius of Alexandria, Basil of Caesarea, Gregory Nazianzen and John Chrysostom. Doctor of the Church is a title given by the Pope or an Ecumenical Council to certain saints by reason of their scholarship and in recognition as eminent teachers of the faith to the faithful. The scholastic tradition of the Four Doctors of the Western Church was confirmed in 1298 by Boniface VIII, who issued a decree ordering them to be specially honoured. In 1567 Pope Pius V added the first modern doctor, St. Thomas Aquinas, and in 1588 Sixtus V added St. Bonaventure of Fidanza.
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