ANDREA DA FIRENZE
(active 1343-1377, Firenze)

The Triumph of St Thomas Aquinas (detail)

1366-67
Fresco
Cappellone degli Spagnoli, Santa Maria Novella, Florence

In the middle of the upper section of the west wall, St Thomas Aquinas, seated on a throne and surrounded by an aureole, presents an open book to the viewer. Floating above the saint's throne are the four cardinal virtues and the three theological virtues.