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GHIRLANDAIO, Domenico: Coronation of the Virgin

🖼 Coronation of the Virgin, 1486
Tempera on wood
Recanati, Italy

Celestial gold and intricate detail frame the Virgin's ascension, surrounded by hierarchical tiers of saints and angels in Ghirlandaio's precise Renaissance composition. This altarpiece exemplifies Florentine devotional art's blend of spiritual majesty with humanistic portraiture, establishing visual conventions for Counter-Reformation iconography.

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