# Life of St Benedict, Scene 27: Benedict Benedict Discovers Totila's Deceit [View the canonical artwork record]() ## Artwork - Artist: [SIGNORELLI, Luca]() - Date: 1451-1500 - Technique: Fresco ## Commentary Scene 27 of the cycle on the life of St Benedict depicts Benedict discovering Totila's deceit. The two scenes dealing with the Gothic king Totila, painted by Signorelli, are crowded with figures and full of action, and in a sense fall out of the established framework of the cycle, for here the fathers are confronted with a powerful figure from the outside world. Benedict is not fooled by Totila's ruse of sending his servant dressed in his own armour \(Scene 27\). Despite the king's arrogance and trickery, Benedict subsequently receives him, confronts him with his numerous misdeeds, and prophesies his end \(Scene 28\). ## Related artworks - [Apocalypse \(detail\)]() - [Apocalypse \(detail\)]() - [Apocalypse \(detail\)]() - [Apocalypse \(detail\)]() - [Apocalypse \(detail\)]() - [Apocalypse]() - [Cappellina dei Corpi Santi]() - [Ceiling Frescoes in the Chapel of San Brizio]() - [Choir of Patriarchs]() - [Christ and the Doubting Thomas]() - [Claudian]() - [Communion of the Apostles \(detail\)]() ## Attribution [Web Gallery of Art]()