Print of Antoon Van Dyck - Saint Ambrose refuses the Emperor Theodosius to enter the Milan Cathedral - 1618
Antoon Van Dyck - Sant'Ambrogio refuses the emperor Theodosius to enter the Milan cathedral
Year: 1620 - oil on canvas 113x149 cm
Preserved at: National Gallery, London, England, UK
This painting by Anton van Dyck depicts one of the most famous episodes in the hagiography of Saint Ambrose: the moment in which the bishop of Milan prevents the emperor Theodosius from entering the Milan Cathedral.