Miracles of Saint Vincent Ferrer, 18th Century, Oil on Canvas Paintings, Framed, Set of 2

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Two oil on canvas paintings, 18th century, depicting 2 of Saint Vincent Ferrier's miracles: the healing of a wounded man … Read more Two oil on canvas paintings, 18th century, depicting 2 of Saint Vincent Ferrier's miracles: the healing of a wounded man and a child suffering from the plague.

The miracles are presented with the Saint haloed, surrounded by figures, with landscapes and ruins in the background.

Canvas framed, lined on old canvas;
slight difference in dimensions

Dimensions with frames: 133 x 100cm and 137 x 102cm
Dimensions unframed: 124 x 90 cm and 127 x 93 cm

Saint Vincent Ferrer was a Spanish-born Dominican priest born in 1350.

He grew up in a context of political and religious crises: the Hundred Years' War, the Great Western Schism, growing hostility to religious minorities in Spain, the change of dynasty in the Crown of Aragon, but like all Dominicans, his main vocation remained preaching, which led him to travel in Spain, Italy, Scotland and even France, where he ended his life in 1419.
He was canonized by Pope Calixtus III in 1455. See less