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Lamentation (cell 2)

walwyn Sat, 04/26/2025 - 14:02

 

 

 

Lamentation (1438-1443) over the body of Christ, is by Fra Angelico.

Italy
Medieval
Gothic
Renaissance
Wall painting
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Mocking of Christ (cell 7)

walwyn Sun, 05/04/2025 - 10:06

 

 

In cell 7 of San Marco monastery a fresco, by Fra Angelico assisted by Benozzo Gozzoli, depicts a blindfolded Christ who is enthroned holding a cane and a globe.

Italy
Medieval
Gothic
Renaissance
Wall painting
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Nativity (cell 5)

walwyn Sun, 04/27/2025 - 21:11

Nativity

 

 

The nativity scene in cell 5 is by Fra Angelico, and comprises the Holy Family with Saints Catherine of Alexandria, and Saint Peter the Martyr.

Italy
Medieval
Gothic
Renaissance
Wall painting
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Noah Mosaics - Monreale Sicily

walwyn Sun, 04/26/2020 - 22:36

 

The central aisle of the south wall, of Monreale Cathedral, contains a sequence of mosaics (c1218) that tell the story of Noah and the Flood.

Italy
Medieval
Wall painting
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Presentation in the Temple (cell 10)

walwyn Thu, 05/08/2025 - 11:35

 

 

This fresco (1438-1443) by Fra Angelico 1438-1443) depicting the Presentation in the Temple is in cell 10 of the San Marco monastery in Florence.

Italy
Medieval
Gothic
Renaissance
Wall painting
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Raffaello Sanzio Morghen Tomb - Santa Croce Florence

walwyn Mon, 11/18/2019 - 20:22

 

 

Tomb of the Italian engraver Raffaello Sanzio Morghen (d1833) in Santa Croce Florence.

Italy
Neoclassicism
Effigy
Sculpture
Tomb
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Resurrection (cell 8)

walwyn Sun, 05/04/2025 - 12:04

Ressurection by Fra Angelico

 

 

This fresco (1438-1443) in cell 8 of the San Marco monastery is by Fra Angelico.

Italy
Medieval
Gothic
Renaissance
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San Marco Florence

walwyn Sun, 04/11/2021 - 21:03

 

San Marco is a Dominican church and convent in Florence famous for its well preserved frescos by Fra Angelico and other renaissance artists.

Italy
Renaissance
Wall painting
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Scourging of Christ (cell 4)

walwyn Sat, 04/26/2025 - 17:33

 

 

This fresco of the "Scourging of Christ" is by Fra Angelico in cell 4 of the San Marco monastery.

 

 

Italy
Medieval
Gothic
Renaissance
Wall painting
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The Cathedral of Monreale

walwyn Sat, 04/25/2020 - 21:21

 

 

 

Built in the reign of King William II of Sicily, between 1153-1189, the cathedral of Monreale is one of the last great architectural works of the Norman kings of Sicily.

Italy
Medieval
Architecture
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