Ark of Saint Dominic

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The Ark of Saint Dominic is an elaborate marble and sculptural shrine housing the remains of Saint Dominic, renowned as a masterpiece of Italian Gothic and Renaissance art.

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Ark of Saint Dominic canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Catholic reliquary
Italian Gothic artwork
Renaissance artwork
funerary monument
sculptural shrine
architecturalStyle Italian Gothic
associatedWith Dominican Order
linked to: Dominican friars
city Bologna
completionDate 13th century
country Italy
creator Alfonso Lombardi
Michelangelo Buonarroti
linked to: Michelangelo

Niccolò dell’Arca
Nicola Pisano
dedicatedTo Saint Dominic
dedicatedToOrder Order of Preachers
depictsScene Episodes from the life of Saint Dominic
Miracles of Saint Dominic
function shrine for veneration of Saint Dominic
hasArtisticStyle Renaissance
hasComponent angels
candelabrum
canopy
reliefs
saints
sarcophagus
statuettes
virtues
hasFigure Angel with candlestick
Saint Dominic
Saint Petronius
Saint Proculus
hasSculptureBy Michelangelo Buonarroti
linked to: Michelangelo
heritageDesignation part of the historic centre of Bologna
housesRemainsOf Saint Dominic
locatedIn Basilica of San Domenico
locatedInCity Bologna
locatedInCountry Italy
locatedInReligiousBuilding Basilica of San Domenico, Bologna
materialUsed marble
modifiedIn 15th century
16th century
notableFor combination of Gothic and Renaissance elements
contributions by Michelangelo
elaborate marble carving
religion Roman Catholicism
significance important work of early Renaissance sculpture
major masterpiece of Italian Gothic sculpture

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Basilica of San Domenico, Bologna hasPart Ark of Saint Dominic