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Which religious groups are represented in Fra Angelico’s Crucifixion at San Marco?
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Madonna of Humility, tempera on panel by Fra Angelico, c. 1440; in the Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam.
In Fra Angelico’s Crucifixion fresco located in the chapter hall of the priory of San Marco, the artist depicts a chorus of figures that includes:
- Martyrs
- Founders of religious orders
- Hermits
- Defenders of the Dominican order1
The composition also features the two Medicean saints, Cosmas and Damian, and is situated above a depiction of the Dominican genealogical tree.1