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Also Known As Lorenzo the Monk • Piero di Giovanni
Born c.1370 or 1371 • Italy
Died c.1425 • Florence • Italy
Movement / Style International Gothic

Photos

Nativity, predella panel of Coronation of the Virgin by Lorenzo Monaco, 1413; in the Uffizi, Florence.
The Crucifixion, tempera on wood panel by Lorenzo Monaco, 1390–95; in the Art Institute of Chicago.
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