The Intercession of Christ and the Virgin, Attributed to Lorenzo Monaco, before 1402

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The Intercession of Christ and the Virgin, before 1402, Made in Florence, Tuscany, Italy, Italian, Tempera on canvas, Overall: 94 1/4 x 60 1/4 x 1 in. ( x 153 x cm), Paintings-Canvas, Attributed to Lorenzo Monaco (Piero di Giovanni) (Italian, Florence (?) ca. 1370–1425 Florence (?)), Christ and the Virgin are shown pleading with God the Father for mercy on behalf of eight small figures, perhaps members of a prominent Florentine family. In the tradition of hieratic scale, the divine figures are portrayed many times larger than the mortals, who kneel in adoration and prayer

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Size: 3671px × 5601px
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