Fra Angelico's San Marco Frescoes (c. 1438–1445)

1. Dominicans secure San Marco complex in Florence

   Jan 1, 1434Labels: Dominican Order, San Marco, Cosimo de'

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2. Michelozzo begins rebuilding the San Marco convent

   Jan 1, 1437Labels: Michelozzo, San Marco, Medici patronage

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3. Cosimo commissions Fra Angelico for San Marco decoration

   Jan 1, 1438Labels: Cosimo de', Fra Angelico, San Marco

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4. San Marco Altarpiece begun for the high altar

   Jan 1, 1438Labels: San Marco, Fra Angelico, High Altar

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5. Noli Me Tangere painted for a monk’s cell

   Jan 1, 1440Labels: Noli Me, Fra Angelico, Monk's Cell

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6. Transfiguration fresco completed in Cell 6

   Jan 1, 1440Labels: Transfiguration, Cell 6, Fra Angelico

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7. Annunciation fresco installed on the dormitory corridor

   Jan 1, 1440Labels: Corridor Annunciation, Fra Angelico, Dormitory Corridor

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8. Chapter House Crucifixion painted for communal meetings

   Jan 1, 1441Labels: Chapter House, Fra Angelico

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9. Cloister lunettes (including Pietà) painted around 1442

   Jan 1, 1442Labels: Cloister Lunettes, Piet, San Marco

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10. Chapter House used after Crucifixion’s completion

    Aug 1, 1442Labels: Chapter House, Usage Records, Crucifixion

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11. San Marco Altarpiece completed by church consecration

    Jan 1, 1443Labels: San Marco, Fra Angelico, Church High

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12. San Marco church consecrated by Pope Eugene IV

    Jan 1, 1443Labels: San Marco, Pope Eugene, Consecration

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13. Fra Angelico departs for Rome, ending main cycle phase

    Jan 1, 1445Labels: Fra Angelico, Departure to, San Marco

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