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ANGELICO, Fra: Coronation of the Virgin (Cell 9)

🖼 Coronation of the Virgin (Cell 9), 1440-42
Fresco
171 × 151 cm
Florence, Italy

Luminous gold leaf and celestial blue surround the Virgin kneeling before Christ in hierarchical perspective. Fra Angelico's fresco transforms monastic cells into spiritual visions, merging Byzantine tradition with early Renaissance humanity to inspire Dominican contemplation.

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E. H. Gombrich
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