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ANGELICO, Fra: Marriage of the Virgin

🖼 Marriage of the Virgin, 1431-32
Tempera and gold on panel
19 × 51 cm
Florence, Italy

Soft gold light bathes a Renaissance temple where Mary and Joseph exchange rings, rendered in delicate tempera with geometric precision. Fra Angelico's spiritual devotion transforms this sacred moment into an icon of divine geometry and celestial harmony, influencing Florentine religious art profoundly.

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E. H. Gombrich
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