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GHIRLANDAIO, Domenico: Coronation of the Virgin

🖼 Coronation of the Virgin, 1486-90
Fresco
Florence, Italy

Celestial gold and vibrant tempera depict the Virgin ascending toward Christ in hierarchical splendor, surrounded by saints and angels in symmetrical reverence. Ghirlandaio's masterwork epitomizes Florentine Renaissance theology, transforming the Tornabuoni Chapel into a visionary space where earthly devotion meets divine coronation.

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