San Domenico, Pistoia
San Domenico is a
History
The church structure dates to some time in the mid to late 13th century. Dominican fathers are documented to have preached originally from the small Oratory of the Crucifix (Oratorio del Crocifisso). The latter contains frescoes dating to the 13th century.
The church contains work from the 14th and 15th century, including frescoes by Giovanni Cristiani and Antonio Vite. There is no documentation to substantiate the rumors by later art historians including Giorgio Vasari that either the two Dominican order brothers Sisto and Ristoro, architects of Santa Maria Novella in Florence, or that Giovanni Pisano, were at work here.
Traces of late 13th century frescoes are found in the convent and church, some attributed possibly to Coppo di Marcovaldo and his son Salerno.
The tomb of the jurist Filippo Lazzari (first on right), and of the Blessed Lorenzo da Ripafratta, are attributed to
The cloister has frescoes depicting the Life of San Domenico by
The convent was suppressed in 1783; Dominicans returned only in 1928. The church was damaged during the allied bombing of World War II.[1]
Bibliography for History of Church and Convent
These sources are listed in the website below.
- G. Beani, La chiesa e il convento di S.Domenico in Pistoia, Pistoia, 1909
- S. Orlandi, La chiesa monumentale di S.Domenico a Pistoia, Pistoia, 1932
- Il patrimonio artistico di Pistoia e del suo territorio, catalogo storico descrittivo, Pistoia, 1967
- A. Bacchi, Pittura del Duecento e del Trecento pistoiese, in La pittura in Italia. Il Duecento e il Trecento, I, Milano 1986
References
- ^ Comune Pistoia, entry on the Convent of San Domenico.