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ANGELICO, Fra: Predella of the San Domenico Altarpiece

🖼 Predella of the San Domenico Altarpiece, 1423-24
Tempera and gold on panel
32 × 244 cm
London, United Kingdom

Luminous gold backgrounds frame five narrative scenes of Saint Dominic's life, rendered in tempera with delicate linear perspective. These predella panels revolutionized religious storytelling by breaking complex theology into intimate, accessible vignettes that guided viewers through sacred history.

The story of art
The story of art
E. H. Gombrich
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