This Annunciation is an Early Renaissance fresco painted by Fra Angelico around 1440 to 1445 in the Convent of San Marco in Florence, one of roughly fifty frescoes Cosimo de' Medici commissioned Fra Angelico and his workshop to paint through the rebuilt convent's cells, cloister, chapter house and corridors. It shows the angel Gabriel approaching the Virgin Mary in an open cloister setting rather than the enclosed interior traditional in earlier Gothic versions of the scene, and it is considered the most celebrated of Fra Angelico's San Marco frescoes for its handling of space and light. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/
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Year CreatedSource states a range of 1440-1445 (circa); 1442 stands as a representative midpoint value. LocationConvent of San Marco, Florence, Italy 1 Commissioned By Medium
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The Annunciation (circa 1440-1445) is an Early Renaissance fresco by Fra Angelico in the Convent of San Marco in Florence, Italy. When Cosimo de' Medici rebuilt the convent, he commissioned Fra Angelico to decorate the walls with intricate frescos.
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This Annunciation is an Early Renaissance fresco painted by Fra Angelico around 1440 to 1445 in the Convent of San Marco in Florence, one of roughly fifty frescoes Cosimo de' Medici commissioned Fra Angelico and his workshop to paint through the rebuilt convent's cells, cloister, chapter house and corridors.
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The Annunciation (c. 1440-1445) is an Early Renaissance fresco by Fra Angelico in the Convent of San Marco in Florence, Italy. When Cosimo de' Medici rebuilt the convent, he commissioned Fra Angelico to decorate the walls with int
Created By: Fra Angelico, lead paragraph
The Annunciation (c. 1440-1445) is an Early Renaissance fresco by Fra Angelico in the Convent of San Marco in Florence, Italy. When Cosimo de' Medici rebuilt the convent, he commissioned Fra Angelico to decorate the walls with int
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