A Nashville museum's groundbreaking exhibit of Italian art created between 1250 and 1550 explores the significant role of the Dominicans and Franciscans in the revival of the arts that began in Italy in the 13th century. "Sanctity Pictured: The Art of the Dominican and Franciscan Orders in Renaissance Italy" opened Oct. 31 at the Frist Center for the Visual Arts and will be on display until Jan. 25.

It is the first major presentation of Italian Renaissance art in Nashville since 1934, and represents a dream come true for Trinita Kennedy, the center's curator and a Renaissance art historian. "This exhibition was work that I had mentioned doing when I was interviewing for the job seven years ago," said Kennedy, a parishioner at St. Philip Church in Franklin. "So this one has been a long time in the making."

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