ST VINCENT FERRERI PREACHES TO THE CROWD

AUHOR: Giandomenico Tiepolo

CENTURY: XVIII°

CHURCH: Church of San Polo

DATE: 1747-49

POSITION: crucifix oratory, altar sides (on the map of the oratory n°16

METHOD: oil painting on canvas

San Vincent Ferreri was a well-known preacher in the Domenican order and his presence in the oratory in particularlar shows his devotion to the cult of the Crucifix (namesake of the oratory), this reinforces the fact that the illustrated saint convinces the crowd with the cross as he preaches.