Into the break of the pediment is inserted an oval tondo containing a statue of Our Lady of the Rosary by Marcantonio Canini which is surrounded by elaborate flower sprays. In between the doorcase and the pediment is a tablet bearing a relief of a dog. This is a pun on the Latin name of the Dominicans "Domini Canes" or "dogs of the Lord". The lintel itself has another winged putto's head,
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