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.1423–1424 Egg tempera on wood, 32 x 64 cm National Gallery, London This panel comes from the predella (the lowest…
Angelico, Fra (c.1395-1455) Cristo glorificato nella corte del cielo (Christ Glorified in the Court of Heaven) c.1423–1424 Egg tempera on wood, 31.7 x 73 cm National Gallery, London Christ, hovering on wispy clouds, is surrounded by angels who sing, dance and play…
Angelico, Fra (c.1395-1455) Sant’Alessandro (Saint Alexander) c.1425 Tempera on wood, gold ground, 15.9 x 15.6 cm Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York This early work by Fra Angelico dates about 1425 and formed part of the decoration of the frame of an…
Angelico, Fra (c.1395-1455) Crocifissione (The Crucifixion) c.1420–1423 Tempera on wood, gold ground, 63.8 x 48.3 cm Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York This early work by Fra Angelico accentuates the drama of the Crucifixion by showing the Virgin collapsed in grief with…
Angelico, Fra (c.1395-1455) Crocifissione (The Crucifixion) c.1440 Tempera transferred to canvas, laid down on wood, gold ground, 34 x 50.2 cm Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York To the left of the Crucifixion are shown Saints Monica, her son Augustine, and Peter…
Cimabue (1240-1302) Maestà con due angeli (The Virgin and Child with Two Angels) c.1280–1285 Egg tempera on wood, 25.6 × 20.8 cm National Gallery, London This is one of the earliest paintings in the National Gallery’s collection and a rare surviving…
Cimabue (1240-1302) Maestà (Madonna and Child Enthroned with Prophets) c.1290–1300 Tempera on wood, gold background, 384 x 223 cm Galleria degli Uffizi, Firenze
Cimabue (1240-1302) Maestà (The Virgin and Child in Majesty surrounded by six angels) c.1280 Tempera and gold on poplar, 427 x 280 cm Musée du Louvre, Paris Gable shape at the top. Original frame comprising twenty-six painted medallions: in the upper…
Giotto (c.1267-1337) Maestà di Ognissanti (Majesty of All Saints, Madonna and Child Enthroned, Angels and Saints) c.1300–1305 Tempera on wood, gold background, 325 x 204 cm Galleria degli Uffizi, Firenze