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ANGELICO, Fra: Marriage of the Virgin

🖼 Marriage of the Virgin, 1433-34
Tempera on wood
Cortona, Italy

Soft gold light bathes a temple interior where Mary and Joseph exchange rings, surrounded by witnessing figures in luminous detail. Fra Angelico's jewel-like tempera painting exemplifies Early Renaissance spirituality, blending geometric perspective with divine radiance to sanctify this sacred moment.

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E. H. Gombrich
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