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Coronation of the Virgin
Fra Angelico1434 - 1435
Uffizi Gallery
Florence, Italy
Commissioned by the oblate nuns of Sant'Egidio, the church annexed to the Santa Maria Nuova hospital, this altarpiece (1434-35) included in its predella paintings of the Wedding and the Burial of the Virgin, now in San Marco. With a style between Gothic and Renaissance, Beato Angelico depicts the moment when Christ adorns the Virgin's regal crown with a gem. Though the painting came to the Uffizi in 1825, it has been displayed in the Gallery since 1948.
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Details
- Title: Coronation of the Virgin
- Creator: Beato Angelico o Fra' Angelico
- Creator Death Place: Roma (Italy)
- Creator Birth Place: Vicchio di Mugello - Firenze (Italy)
- Date Created: 1434 - 1435
- Style: Early Renaissance/ Altarpiece
- Provenance: The oblate nuns church of Sant'Egidio annexed to the Santa Maria Nuova hospital in Florence
- Physical Dimensions: w1150 x h1170 mm
- Original Title: Incoronazione della Vergine
- Type: painting
- Medium: Tempera on panel
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