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

Revision as of 10:49, 7 January 2014

The Tornabuoni Chapel
Basilica of Santa Maria Novella, Florence, Italy
Map of 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 chapel was decorated with nine episodes from the life of Mary of Nazareth [in green on the map], and eight episodes from the Life of John the Baptist [in red]. The cycle is completed with 4 scenes of Dominican saints and the donors [in violet] and the portrait of the Four evangelists on the vault [in yellow].

Stories from the Life of Mary of Nazareth

Stories from the Life of John the Baptist

The Four Evangelists

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