St. Dominic de Guzman and the Albigensians, Pedro Berruguete, from 1493 until 1499

This portrays the story of a dispute between saint dominic and the cathars in which the books of both were thrown on a fire and st. Dominic's books were miraculously preserved from the flames. This was believed to symbolize the wrongness of the cathars' teachings. Object Type: painting. Genre: religious art. Date: from 1493 until 1499. Dimensions: height: 122 cm (48 in); width: 83 cm (32.6 in). Medium: oil on panel. Depicted People: Saint Dominic. Collection: Museo del Prado. Berruguete ordeal