Tag: predella

Incoronazione della Vergine (c.1434-1435)

Angelico, Fra (c.1395-1455) Incoronazione della Vergine (Coronation of the Virgin) c.1434–1435 Tempera on poplar, 209 x 206 cm Musée du Louvre, Paris The miter-shaped cutout of the painted surface at the top is original. Main register of an altarpiece from which elements…

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

Angelico, Fra (c.1395-1455) Predella della Pala di San Domenico (Predella of the San Domenico Altarpiece, Fiesole) c.1423–1424 Tempera and gold on panel, 32 x 344 cm National Gallery, London Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York These panels come from the predella (lowest part)…

I beati domenicani II (c.1423-1424)

Angelico, Fra (c.1395-1455) I beati domenicani II (The Dominican Blessed) c.1423–1424 Egg tempera on wood, 31.6 x 21.9 cm National Gallery, London This panel shows the Dominican Blessed, both tertiaries (those who lived in general society rather than a convent, but were…

I beati domenicani I (c.1423-1424)

Angelico, Fra (c.1395-1455) I beati domenicani I (The Dominican Blessed) c.1423–1424 Egg tempera on wood, 31.8 x 21.9 cm National Gallery, London The Dominican Blessed, both friars and nuns, dressed in the distinctive black and white habits of the Dominican Order, are…

San Romolo (c.1423-1424)

Angelico, Fra (c.1395-1455) San Romolo (Saint Romulus) c.1423–1424 Egg tempera on wood, 16 x 15.6 cm National Gallery, London We can piece together who this saint is: his mitre (hat) and crosier (crook) identify him as a bishop, and a faint inscription…

Cristo glorificato nella corte del cielo (c.1423-1424)

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…

Sant’Alessandro (c.1425)

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…

San Francesco riceve le stimmate (c.1300-1325)

Giotto (c.1267-1337) San Francesco riceve le stimmate (St. Francis receiving the stigmata) c.1300–1325 Tempera and gold on poplar, 313 x 163 cm Musée du Louvre, Paris Signature: OPUS IOCTI FLORENTINI (“Work of Florentine Giotto”). At the predella: The dream of Innocent…