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Lorenzo Monaco

31 works

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Gilded panel painting of the Nativity with kneeling Mary, the infant Christ in a manger, ox, donkey, shepherds and an angel.

The Nativity

ca. 1406-10

Gold-ground panel of bearded haloed patriarch in pink robe holding a flaming knife while a kneeling child in red leans agains

Abraham

ca. 1408-10

Gold-ground painting of a crowned, bearded king seated and playing a gilded harp, wearing blue and green robes.

David

ca. 1408-10

Seated bearded figure with halo holding two inscribed stone tablets against a gold background, in blue and pink robes.

Moses

ca. 1408-10

Painting of bearded Noah in blue robe and red cloak, holding a small ark model, against a gold leaf background with halo.

Noah

ca. 1408-10

Gold-ground painting of the crucified Christ flanked by the Virgin in blue and Saint John in pink, in a gilded arched frame.

The Crucified Christ between the Virgin and Saint John the Evangelist

ca. 1406

Illuminated initial C showing Christ above, an angel blowing a trumpet, and figures rising from tombs below, on gold leaf.

Last Judgment in an Initial C

ca. 1406-7

Arched gold-framed panel of the Crucifixion with Mary and John below, God the Father above, on red background.

The Crucifixion

1418

Gold-ground panel of a saint's beheading before soldiers and onlookers, with angels attending a tomb in the upper right.

The Beheading of St. Catherine of Alexandria

1388

Gold-ground painting of the Nativity with Mary, the infant Christ, Joseph, an ox and a donkey beside a manger.

Nativity

1395

Painting of the Last Supper: Christ seated before twelve haloed apostles at a long table under a gothic arcade.

The Last Supper (Lorenzo Monaco, 1389 - 1390)

1388

Gilded Gothic altarpiece showing Christ crowning the Virgin Mary, flanked by kneeling saints and angels.

Coronation of the Virgin

1414

Gilded altarpiece of the Adoration of the Magi, with the Virgin and Child, kneeling kings, a crowd, and prophets above.

Adoration of the Magi

1420

Saint Jerome with a halo stands in a book-lined study while a lion sits beside him, resting a paw on his hand.

Saint Jerome in His Study.

1420

Painting of the Virgin Mary with bowed head, blue veil with gold stars, against a tooled gold leaf background.

Hoofd van de H. Maria

1381

Kneeling saint in grey robe with halo receives golden rays from a red winged seraph above rocky mountains.

Sint-Franciscus van Assisi ontvangt de stigmata

1420

Painting of a crowned, haloed bearded king seated and playing a golden harp against a gold background.

David

1408

Gold-ground panel showing a haloed bearded patriarch with a flaming knife beside a kneeling child in red.

Abraham

1408

Gold-ground arched panel of the Madonna in a dark mantle holding the Christ Child in a red robe.

Madonna and Child

1413

Gold-ground panel of the Nativity: Mary kneels before the infant Christ in a manger, with an ox, ass, angel and shepherds.

Geburt Christi

1409

Gilded panel showing a kneeling haloed friar in rocky hills, reaching toward a red winged seraph in the sky.

Saint Francis Receiving the Stigmata

1420

Panel painting of the Virgin Mary with bowed head, blue starred mantle and tooled gold halo background.

Bust of Saint Mary (formerly entitled Madonna)

c. 1381 - c. 1425

Gilded gothic panel of the Madonna enthroned in blue robes holding the Christ Child in pink, with halos and tracery.

Madonna Enthroned (from a ten-part altarpiece)

1390

Gold-ground panel of Christ crowning the Virgin Mary on a throne, with kneeling angels, one playing a harp.

The Coronation of the Virgin

1407

Gilded arched panel of the Lamentation of Christ with mourners around the dead Christ, a cross and a city behind.

Lamentation of Christ

Gold-ground panel of the Crucifixion with Christ on the cross and three mourning figures, one in orange kneeling at the foot.

Calvary

1450

Gothic gold-ground altarpiece with the Virgin and Child enthroned in the center, flanked by saints, angels and prophets.

Lorenzo Monaco, Monte Oliveto Altarpiece, 1410, Galleria dell'Accademia, Florence

Painting of sailors in a small boat on swirling green waves, with a haloed saint in the sky above the sail.

Hl. Nikolaus rettet die Schiffbrüchigen

1450

Red-ground drawing with white heightening showing draped seated female figures, a standing figure with a staff, and small stu

Three Virtues (Temperance, Hope, and Fortitude or Justice) and Studies of a Seated Man

ca. 1420

Illuminated initial with gold ground showing a bearded prophet in a red robe praying with clasped hands.

Praying Prophet

1410/1413

Pen drawing of an unfinished choir book initial with robed figures approaching a gothic temple, framed by foliate scrollwork.

Unfinished Design for a Choir Book: Initial with Scene of Christ Entering the Temple

1408-11

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