Title of Art: Coronation of the Virgin
Artist: Filippi Lippi
Date of Composition: 1439-47
Art Form: Painting
Exhibit Institution: Le Gallerie degli Uffizi (The Uffizi)
Exhibit Location: Florence, Italy
VM Image #: 0007
Photographer: Shala Graham
Date of Photograph: January 7, 2023
Event: Coronation of Mary
Subjects: Mary, mother of Jesus
Ritual Pose: kneeling
Angels and saints watching Mary's coronation; one of the most important paintings of the early Renaissance. Originally painted for the high altar of the Church of Sant'Ambrogio in Florence, Italy. Artist Filippo Lippi portrayed himself as a monk with dark hair on the left in the painting. Coronation.
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