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Saint Vincent Ferrer (1350–1419)

1750
On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in Gallery 550
This Spanish Dominican was frequently known as "the Angel of Judgement," reflecting his powerful preaching of repentance and penance that converted tens of thousands of non-believers within and outside Spain. Vincent's fervor transcended so many language barriers that he was believed to possess the gift of tongues, symbolized by the flame emerging from his tonsured pate.

[Johanna Hecht, 2002]

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: Saint Vincent Ferrer (1350–1419)
  • Artist: Giuseppe Sanmartino (Italian, 1720–1793)
  • Date: 1750
  • Culture: Italian, Naples
  • Medium: Terracotta
  • Dimensions: Height: 14 7/8 in. (37.8 cm)
  • Classification: Sculpture
  • Credit Line: Purchase, Rogers Fund, and Friends of European Sculpture and Decorative Arts Gifts, 1996
  • Object Number: 1996.93
  • Curatorial Department: European Sculpture and Decorative Arts

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