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Which scenes from the life of Mary appear in the predella of The Annunciation at Cortona?
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Fra Angelico
Madonna of Humility, tempera on panel by Fra Angelico, c. 1440; in the Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam.
The predella of Fra Angelico’s The Annunciation altarpiece in Cortona is skillfully divided into various scenes from the life of the Virgin Mary. Among these depictions, the Visitation is particularly noted for its realistic panorama.1