GOZZOLI, Benozzo
(b. ca. 1420, Firenze, d. 1497, Pistoia)

Madonna della Cintola (detail)

1450
Tempera on panel
Pinacoteca, Vatican

According to the Catholic faith angels already possess the joy of heaven, therefore they are shown expressing that joy the way human do: dancing, singing, and playing musical instruments.




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