ANGELICO, Fra: Saint Dominic Adoring the Crucifixion
Soft gold light bathes Saint Dominic as he kneels in rapt devotion before the crucifix, rendered with tempera's luminous delicacy. Angelico's intimate scene epitomizes Dominican spirituality and monastic contemplation, painted directly for friars' cells at San Marco to inspire daily prayer.
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