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Madonna of Humility, tempera on panel by Fra Angelico, c. 1440; in the Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam.
The extensive fresco work in the cells of the priory of San Marco in Florence was a collaborative effort involving numerous hands directed by Fra Angelico.
Key assistants and collaborators who worked on these paintings included:
- Benozzo Gozzoli: Recognized as the greatest of Fra Angelico’s disciples.
- Zanobi Strozzi: A pupil of the master who was also well known as a miniaturist.
- Battista Sanguigni: Fra Angelico’s earliest collaborator.1
While these assistants contributed to the intricate work within the narrow spaces of the cells, the hand of Fra Angelico himself remains identifiable in the first 10 cells on the eastern side of the priory.1