Frescoes on the east wall of the Cappella Niccolina
by Fra ANGELICO

On the third (east) wall the narratives run parallel. To the left in the lunette St Stephen is being led to his martyrdom, and to the right we see him being stoned to death. In the lower register Lawrence is first condemned by Emperor Valerian, then in the adjacent scene he is martyred by being roasted on a gridiron. Between these is an auxiliary motif, seen through a small window, showing the conversion of St Hyppolitus, the chief jailer.

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East wall of the chapel
1447-49
Fresco
Cappella Niccolina, Palazzi Pontifici, Vatican


Lunette of the east wall
1447-49
Fresco, 322 x 473 cm
Cappella Niccolina, Palazzi Pontifici, Vatican


St Stephen Being Led to his Martyrdom
1447-49
Fresco
Cappella Niccolina, Palazzi Pontifici, Vatican


The Stoning of St Stephen
1447-49
Fresco, 326 x 236 cm
Cappella Niccolina, Palazzi Pontifici, Vatican


The Stoning of St Stephen (detail)
1447-49
Fresco
Cappella Niccolina, Palazzi Pontifici, Vatican


Condemnation of St Lawrence by the Emperor Valerian
1447-49
Fresco, 271 x 235 cm
Cappella Niccolina, Palazzi Pontifici, Vatican


St Lawrence on Trial (detail)
1447-49
Fresco, 271 x 473 cm (full picture)
Cappella Niccolina, Palazzi Pontifici, Vatican


Martyrdom of St Lawrence
1447-49
Fresco, 271 x 236 cm
Cappella Niccolina, Palazzi Pontifici, Vatican



Summary of paintings by Fra Angelico
Altarpieces
San Domenico | Prado | Linaioli | Last Judgment | Annunciation
Cortona Triptych | Perugia | San Marco | Trinità | Various
Frescoes
Convent of San Marco: cells, others | Cappella Niccolina
Other works
Armadio degli Argenti | Various panels | Miscellaneous



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