BENEDICT
(Delcloche, Paul-Joseph. Mort de saint Benoît. Oil on canvas. 19th century. Church of Saint James, Liège. Wikimedia Commons. https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Paul-Joseph_Delcloche,_Mort_de_saint_Beno%C3%AEt_(Eglise_St-Jacques,_Li%C3%A8ge).jpg.)
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(Mantegna, Andrea. Saint Benedict. Tempera on panel. ca. 1455. Uffizi Gallery, Florence. Wikimedia Commons. https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Andrea_Mantegna_Saint_Benedict.jpg.)
Andrea Mantegna's Renaissance tempera painting from the 15th century depicts Saint Benedict of Nursia in a detailed profile, holding a book symbolizing his Rule, against a classical architectural background, housed in the Uffizi Gallery, Florence.
(Beuron School. Saint Benedict of Nursia. Oil on canvas. 1900. Wikimedia Commons. https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Saint_Benedict_of_Nursia_by_Beuron_School_1900.jpg.)
A Beuron Art School painting from 1900 portrays Saint Benedict of Nursia in a stylized, symbolic manner, standing with monastic staff and book, rendered in vibrant colors and gold accents, emphasizing his foundational role in Western monasticism.
(Delcloche, Paul-Joseph. Mort de saint Benoît. Oil on canvas. 19th century. Church of Saint James, Liège. Wikimedia Commons. https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Paul-Joseph_Delcloche,_Mort_de_saint_Beno%C3%AEt_(Eglise_St-Jacques,_Li%C3%A8ge).jpg.)
Paul-Joseph Delcloche's 19th-century oil painting captures the Death of Saint Benedict of Nursia, showing the saint ascending to heaven amid his monks in the chapel of Mount Cassino, with dramatic lighting and emotional figures.