Fra Angelico painting, Convent of St Mark, Florence, Tuscany

Heaven, with angels leading the saved through a garden, detail from the Last Judgement, 1425-30, tempera painting on panel by Fra Angelico, 1395-1455, in the Dominican Convent of St Mark, now the Museo Nazionale di San Marco, in Florence, Tuscany, Italy. The painting was commissioned by the Camaldolese Order for abbot Ambrogio Traversar, for the church of Santa Maria degli Angeli in Florence. It depicts Christ in judgement with angels, the Virgin, St John and saints, with Hell on the right and Heaven on the left. The original convent was rebuilt 1437-52 for Cosimo I de Medici by Michelozzo di Bartolomeo Michelozzi, 1396-1472, in Renaissance style. The interior walls were painted 1439-44 with frescoes by Fra Angelico and his assistants. The convent is part of the Florence UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen

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1395-1455 1396-1472 1425-30 1437-52 1439-44 Abbot Ambrogio Angeli Angelico Assistants Bartolomeo Camaldolese Chosen Commissioned Convent Convento Cosimo Degli Depicts Dominican Elect Firenze Frescoes Guido Judgement Judgment Medici Michelozzi Michelozzo Nazionale Quattrocento Rebuilt Saved Tempera Toscana Traversar Tuscan

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