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What scenes were painted on the predella of Fra Angelico’s San Marco altarpiece?
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Madonna of Humility, tempera on panel by Fra Angelico, c. 1440; in the Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam.
The predella of Fra Angelico’s San Marco altarpiece features eight small scenes depicting legends of the two patron saints of the Medici family, Cosmas and Damian. These narrative panels are separated by a Pietà, which portrays the Virgin Mary holding the body of Christ.1