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ANGELICO, Fra: Coronation of the Virgin

🖼 Coronation of the Virgin, 1434-35
Tempera on panel
213 × 211 cm
Paris, France

Celestial radiance bathes hierarchical tiers of saints and angels witnessing the Virgin's coronation in shimmering gold leaf and tempera. This iconic polyptych epitomizes Early Renaissance devotion, blending Byzantine grandeur with emerging naturalism to define sacred imagery for generations.

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E. H. Gombrich
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