The Coronation of the Virgin with Six Angels (1390)
Agnolo Gaddi
Tempera on Panel. Florentine, Gothic.
Italian Paintings of the Thirteenth and Fourteenth Centuries
The Coronation of the Virgin is the final episode in the story of Mary’s life. After her death, she ascended to heaven, body and soul, to be crowned queen by her son. Angels sang and played music in c…