Coronation of the Virgin (Fra Angelico, Louvre)

The Coronation of the Virgin is a painting by the Italian early Renaissance master Fra Angelico, executed around 1434–1435 in Fiesole (Florence).

Angelico here depicts a rich cyborium with Gothic triple mullions, supported by a series of polychrome marble steps, as the set of the Incoronation.

Elements such as the twisted columns show similarities with the tabernacles painted in the frescoes of the Niccoline Chapel in Rome.

The painting has a predella with scenes portraying the Miracles of St. Dominic and, in the middle, the Resurrection of Christ.

Such as in other Angelico's work, the predella scenes show an extensive use of geometrical perspective, enhanced by the use of alternatively empty and full architectures.

Detail of the predella with the Dream of Innocent III .
Detail.