ANGELICO, Fra (b. ca. 1400, Vicchio nell Mugello, d. 1455, Roma) Crucifixion and Saints 1441-42 Fresco, 550 x 950 cm Convento di San Marco, Florence The giant fresco occupies the entire wall opposite to the entrance of the Chapter Room. The saints depicted are, from the left: Cosmas and Damian, Lawrence, Mark the Evangelist, John the Baptist, the Virgin and the pious women; to the right of the Cricifixion kneeling Dominic, Jerome, Francis, Bernard, John Gualberto and Peter the Martyr, standing Zanobi (or perhaps Ambrose), Augustin, Benedict, Romuald and Thomas of Aquino. Around the fresco, o
ANGELICO, Fra (b. ca. 1400, Vicchio nell Mugello, d. 1455, Roma) Crucifixion and Saints 1441-42 Fresco, 550 x 950 cm Convento di San Marco, Florence The giant fresco occupies the entire wall opposite to the entrance of the Chapter Room. The saints depicted are, from the left: Cosmas and Damian, Lawrence, Mark the Evangelist, John the Baptist, the Virgin and the pious women; to the right of the Cricifixion kneeling Dominic, Jerome, Francis, Bernard, John Gualberto and Peter the Martyr, standing Zanobi (or perhaps Ambrose), Augustin, Benedict, Romuald and Thomas of Aquino. Around the fresco, on the border, are the busts of the Prophets and Sybils in ten hexagons; in the centre, above the Crucifixion the pelikan, symbol of the redemption. Below, in the lower frieze there are 17 medallions with portraits of the most illustrious members of the Dominican Order. *** Keywords: ************* Author: ANGELICO, Fra Title: Crucifixion and Saints Time-line: 1401-1450 School: Italian Form: painting Type: religious
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