Why it matters
Christ's body is lowered from the cross in a single wide landscape, as Fra Angelico removed the columns that divided the panel into three scenes. Vasari said it looked 'painted by a saint or an angel'.
Did you know?
- It was commissioned from Lorenzo Monaco, who died in 1425 before finishing it.
- Fra Angelico completed it between 1432 and 1434.
- Its patron, Palla Strozzi, a rival of Cosimo de' Medici, was exiled in 1434.
Based on the Wikipedia article Deposition of Christ (Fra Angelico) (CC BY-SA 4.0).
