St Dominic
by LE GROS, Pierre the Younger, Marble
Legros was chiefly employed in Roman churches, executing large-scale bas-reliefs of religious subject-matter, as well as statues. His St Dominic in the Basilica di San Pietro, put in position in 1706, gives a good flavour of his stirring, dynamic style; the saint’s ardour and authority are well conveyed, emphasized by the ample, skilfully handled sweep of his draperies. The sculpture is conceived to make a bold impact on the spectator.