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[[File:Maria Novella Florence.jpg|thumb|250px|Church of Santa Maria Novella, Florence, Italy]]
[[File:Maria Novella Florence.jpg|thumb|250px|Basilica of Santa Maria Novella, Florence, Italy]]
[[File:Tornabuoni Chapel Florence.jpg|thumb|250px|The Tornabuoni Chapel]]
[[File:Tornabuoni Chapel Florence.jpg|thumb|250px|The Tornabuoni Chapel]]
[[File:Tornabuoni Frescoes Florence.jpg|thumb|250px|The Frescoes]]


'''Lives of Mary of Nazareth and John the Baptist at Tornabuoni Chapel''' (1490) is a cycle of frescoes by [[Domenico Ghirlandaio]], to decorate the Tornabuoni Chapel, the main chapel in the church of Santa Maria Novella, Florence [Italy]. The left wall was decorated with nine episodes from the life of Mary of Nazareth, while in the right wall there are eight episodes from the Life of John the Baptist. The cycle is completed with 4 scenes of ''Dominican saints and the donors'' (on the main wall} and the portrait of the ''Four evangelists'' on the vault.
'''Lives of Mary of Nazareth and John the Baptist at Tornabuoni Chapel''' (1490) is a cycle of frescoes by [[Domenico Ghirlandaio]], to decorate the Tornabuoni Chapel, the main chapel in the church of Santa Maria Novella, Florence [Italy]. The left wall was decorated with nine episodes from the life of Mary of Nazareth, while in the right wall there are eight episodes from the Life of John the Baptist. The cycle is completed with 4 scenes of ''Dominican saints and the donors'' (on the main wall} and the portrait of the ''Four evangelists'' on the vault.

Revision as of 08:14, 7 January 2014

Basilica of Santa Maria Novella, Florence, Italy
The Tornabuoni Chapel
File:Tornabuoni Frescoes Florence.jpg
The Frescoes

Lives of Mary of Nazareth and John the Baptist at Tornabuoni Chapel (1490) is a cycle of frescoes by Domenico Ghirlandaio, to decorate the Tornabuoni Chapel, the main chapel in the church of Santa Maria Novella, Florence [Italy]. The left wall was decorated with nine episodes from the life of Mary of Nazareth, while in the right wall there are eight episodes from the Life of John the Baptist. The cycle is completed with 4 scenes of Dominican saints and the donors (on the main wall} and the portrait of the Four evangelists on the vault.

Stories from the Life of Mary of Nazareth

Stories from the Life of John the Baptist

The Four Evangelists

History and current location

External links


Stories from the Life of John the Baptist (1490) is a cycle of frescoes by Domenico Ghirlandaio.

Abstract

The cycle includes eight scenes from the life of John the Baptist:

History and current location

The frescoes were made to decorate the right wall of the Tornabuoni Chapel, the main chapel in the church of Santa Maria Novella, Florence [Italy]. The left wall was decorated with Stories from the Life of Mary (1490 Ghirlandaio), art. The entire cycle of frescoes is well-preserved in its original location.

External links

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