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[[File:Tornabuoni Frescoes Florence.gif|thumb|250px|Map of the frescoes]]
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'''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 '''Tornabuoni Chapel''' is the main chapel in the Basilica of Santa Maria Novella, Florence, Italy. In 1490 [[Domenico Ghirlandaio]] completed its decoration with a cycle of frescoes illustrating nine episodes from the life of Mary of Nazareth [marked in green on the map], and eight episodes from the Life of John the Baptist [in red]. The cycle also includes 4 scenes of ''Dominican saints and the donors'' [in violet] and the portrait of the ''Four evangelists'' on the vault [in yellow].
 
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 Mary of Nazareth ==

Revision as of 10:53, 7 January 2014

The Tornabuoni Chapel
Basilica of Santa Maria Novella, Florence, Italy
Map of the frescoes

The Tornabuoni Chapel is the main chapel in the Basilica of Santa Maria Novella, Florence, Italy. In 1490 Domenico Ghirlandaio completed its decoration with a cycle of frescoes illustrating nine episodes from the life of Mary of Nazareth [marked in green on the map], and eight episodes from the Life of John the Baptist [in red]. The cycle also includes 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

External links

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