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LORENZO Monaco: The Coronation of the Virgin

🖼 The Coronation of the Virgin, 1414
Tempera on wood
450 × 350 cm
Florence, Italy

Hierarchical gold leaf and tempera render celestial figures in ascending tiers—Mary crowned by Christ amid attending saints and angels. This altarpiece epitomizes International Gothic splendor and established the visual formula for Marian coronation scenes throughout Renaissance Florence.

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