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Coronation of the Virgin (Giovanni di Paolo)

Giovanni di Paolo · The Metropolitan Museum of Art

A large, radiant altarpiece from Siena. Christ crowns the Virgin in heaven while rows of angels in rainbow-colored robes play music and look on, all set against a blaze of gold.

Giovanni di Paolo, ca. 1455. The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Open Access (public domain).