La Vergine Maria con gli apostoli e gli altri santi (c.1423-1424)

Angelico, Fra (c.1395-1455)

La Vergine Maria con gli apostoli e gli altri santi (The Virgin Mary with the Apostles and Other Saints)
c.14231424
Egg tempera on wood, 32 x 64 cm
National GalleryLondon

This panel comes from the predella (the lowest part) of an altarpiece made for the church of San Domenico, Fiesole, near Florence. Its saints face right toward the central panel, which shows Christ in glory after his resurrection from the dead.

The Virgin kneels at the head of the top row of saints and raises her hands in prayer before Christ, her son. Behind her are two groups of saints; the apostle Peter, with a book and the keys of heaven promised to him by Christ, is next to her. Each saint is painted in great detail, their faces as individual as their costumes. They carry objects associated with their lives or the instruments of their death.

Saint Dominic, the founder of the Dominican Order of nuns and friars, is in the top row, wearing the Order’s black and white habit and carrying a lily, his symbol. The church that this panel was made for was in a Dominican convent. (NG)

These panel comes from the predella (lowest part) of the altarpiece made for the high altar of San Domenico, Fiesole.

See also:

Predella della Pala di San Domenico (c.1423-1424)