This fresco painting of the Annunciation can be found in one of the novice's cells in the monastry of San Marco, Florence. Painted by Fra Angelico it is deliberately low key reflecting the vows of poverty that the monks had undertaken. Saint Dominic stands in the doorway to the left looking on.
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Saint Dominic (1170–1221), was a Spanish Catholic priest and founder of the Order of Preachers, commonly called the Dominicans. Born in Caleruega, Castile, he dedicated his life to combating heresy.
