1864
watercolor
From the collection of Victoria and Albert Museum
Dominant colour
Copy after The Coronation of the Virgin, Fra Angelico in the Convent of San Marco (Florence) is a 1864 watercolor by Fra Angelico, a Impressionism work, held at Victoria and Albert Museum.
This painting shows a scene of angels and saints gathering around the Virgin Mary. It's a copy of a fresco by Fra Angelico, made in watercolour. The copy was made for the Arundel Society, which wanted to share art with more people. The society was interested in Renaissance art, especially Italian Old Masters. This led to more people learning about these artists. To learn more, look up the work of artist: Angelico, Fra.
A watercolour copy of Fra Angelico’s fresco *The Coronation of the Virgin* from the Convent of San Marco in Florence, executed in 1864 by Cesare Mariannecci, depicts six men observing the Virgin crowned by Christ beneath an arched top. The original fresco, painted by Fra Angelico in the 1440s, forms part of the convent’s extensive decorative program designed by Michelozzo. Mariannecci’s work was produced for the Arundel Society, which disseminated reproductions of Renaissance artworks to foster interest in Italian Old Masters. The copy was later published as a chromolithograph in 1864.
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Fra Giovanni da Fiesole (born Guido di Pietro; c. 1395 – 18 February 1455), known posthumously as Fra Angelico ( FRAH an-JEL-ik-oh, Italian: ), was an Italian Dominican friar and painter active during the early…
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