Italy

Adoration of the Magi (cell 39)

Cell 39 on the second floor of the San Marco convent was reserved for Cosimo de Medici. The fresco on the wall is the Adoration of the Magi by Benozzo Gozzoli ⓘ.

Anastasia Petri-Schouvaloff Tomb - Camposanto Monumentale Pisa

This elegant Neoclassical funeral monument, located in the portico of the Camposanto Monumentale within Pisa's Piazza dei Miracoli, commemorates Anastasia Petri-Schouvaloff (dates uncertain, likely 18th–19th century).

Annunciation (cell 3)

This Annunciation (1438-1443) frescoe, by Fra Angelico ⓘ, is in cell 3 of the novice accommodation at San Marco Florence.

Baptism of Christ (cell 24)

This fresco by Fra Angelico ⓘ, painted between 1438 and 1443 for the Dominican monastery of San Marco, presents the Baptism of Christ with the clarity, stillness, and devotional intensity characteristic of the artist’s mature period. Set against a serene, winding Jordan River and a stark, mountainous landscape, the composition emphasises the humility of the moment and the contemplative ethos of the monastery for which it was made.

Cain and Abel Mosaics - Monreale Sicily

The story of Cain and Abel is told on the wall of the North aisle of the cathedral of Montreale in Sicily. The mosaics are based on the Byzantian style and created in about 1218 by Moorish artists.

Christ Carrying Cross (cell 28)

This images of Christ Carrying the Cross is in cell 28 of the San Marco convent.

Christ in Majesty

These wall paintings of Christ in Majesty represent Christ as ruler of the universe. Normally he is in a mandorla and surrounded by other figures and objects. The other figures depicted change from time to time.