Fra Angelico
The Nativity
1439-1443
Fresco, 69 5/8 x 58 1/4
in (177
x 148 cm)
Cell 5, Convent of
San Marco, Florence
Like so many Nativities
of the 15th century, this work is organized so
as to correspond to the vision
of St. Bridget of Sweden (1303-73).
The additional saints
are Catherine of Alexandria and Peter Martyr.
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