Triumph of Catholic Doctrine, 1365-1367 (fresco)

Triumph of Catholic Doctrine (Trionfo della dottrina cattolica), by Andrea di Bonaiuto, 1365-1367, 14th Century, fresco. Detail. In the centre, seated on a monumental gothic throne, there is Saint Thomas Aquinas, depicted as a Dominican friar with the long black cloak, who holds an open book in front of him; in high, in a dark sky, five Virtues fly, four of them are visible in their entirety; at the sides of the throne four figures of saints and evangelists sit, while at its feet three defeated heretics are crouched Andrea di Bonaiuto Church of Santa Maria Novella