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Apr
2020
Italy and Sicily
Submitted by walwyn
Historic locations in Italy and Sicily.
Italy
Lamentation (1438-1443) over the body of Christ, is by Fra Angelico.
Between 1431 and 1438, the Florentine sculptor Luca della Robbia carved in marble one of the most radiant celebrations of music and childhood in the early Renaissance, the Cantoria, or singing gallery, originally made for the north singing gallery of Florence Cathedral.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Tomb of the Italian engraver Raffaello Sanzio Morghen (d1833) in Santa Croce Florence.
This fresco (1438-1443) in cell 8 of the San Marco monastery is by Fra Angelico.
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Apr
2021
San Marco Florence
Submitted by walwyn
San Marco is a Dominican church and convent in Florence famous for its well preserved frescos by Fra Angelico and other renaissance artists.
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