Fra Angelico: The Visitation

The Visitation (from the predella of the Cortona Annunciation altarpiece, 1434–1436)

• Date: 1434–1436

  
  

• Medium: Tempera on panel

  
  

• Location: Originally from the predella of the Cortona Annunciation altarpiece, now in the Museo Diocesano, Cortona, Italy

  
  

• Description:

  
  

  This predella panel is divided into two scenes:

  
  

  • Left side: The Visitation – the meeting of the Virgin Mary and Saint Elizabeth, set against an ochre landscape with a walled city in the background. The women embrace with halos glowing.

    
    

  • Right side: The Adoration of the Magi – three wise men presenting gifts to the newborn Jesus, held by Mary. A humble, rustic architectural setting frames the scene.

    
    
    
    

Style: Early Renaissance, with delicate figures, serene expressions, and a spiritual, luminous quality typical of Fra Angelico's work.

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