# 40 Dominican Scholars \(detail\)

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## Artwork

- Artist: [TOMMASO DA MODENA](<https://beta.wga.hu/artists/tommaso-da-modena-r7829742675abbb>)
- Date: 1351-1400
- Technique: Fresco

## Commentary

Tommaso da Modena was commissioned to paint a fresco cycle in the Chapter House of San Niccolò in Treviso representing the famous saints of the Dominicans. The cycle contains 40 monks, each in his own cell, sitting at a writing desk. This series of famous members of the Dominican order constitutes one of the most impressive examples of physiognomic realism from this period.

## Related artworks

- [Cardinal Nicholas of Rouen](<https://beta.wga.hu/artists/tommaso-da-modena-r7829742675abbb/cardinal-nicholas-of-rouen-r1f66a1ddbd0472>)
- [Saint Albert the Great](<https://beta.wga.hu/artists/tommaso-da-modena-r7829742675abbb/saint-albert-the-great-r886b3dbfc69ceb>)

## Attribution

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