ANGELICO, Fra
(b. ca. 1400, Vicchio nell Mugello, d. 1455, Roma)

View of Cell 3

1440-41
Fresco, 190 x 164 cm
Convento di San Marco, Florence

The picture shows a view of Cell 3 of the Convento di San Marco in Florence. The fresco on the wall depicts the scene of the Annunciation with a standing angel and a kneeling Virgin, slight and frail, who holds her open book to her breast.