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

Virgin and child, detail from the Tabernacolo dei Linaioli, or Tabernacle of the Linaioli, a marble aedicula or small shrine designed by Lorenzo Ghiberti, 1378-1455, made by Simone di Nanni da Fiesole, and painted 1432-33 by Fra Angelico, 1395-1455, in the Dominican Convent of St Mark, now the Museo Nazionale di San Marco, in Florence, Tuscany, Italy. The tabernacle was commissioned for the exterior of the headquarters of the Linaoli or linen manufacturer's guild, in the Old Market of Florence. 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 1437-52 1439-44 Aedicula Angelico Assistants Bartolomeo Commissioned Convent Convento Cosimo Dominican Drapery Fiesole Firenze Frescoes Ghiberti Guido Linen Lorenzo Medici Michelozzi Michelozzo Nanni Nazionale Quattrocento Rebuilt Shrine Simone Tabernacle Toscana Tuscan

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