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Scenes from the Lives of the Desert Fathers (Thebaid), Fra Angelico

Scenes from the Lives of the Desert Fathers (Thebaid)

Fra Angelico (Italian) (vers 1395-1455)

Movement
Italian Renaissance
Date
c. 1417–1423
Medium
Tempera on wood
Dimensions
73.7 × 105.5 cm
Collection
Museum of Fine Arts, Budapest, Hungary
Rights
Public domain
Photograph
Google Art Project, public domain

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TemperaGold leafHermitMonkDesertMountainRockCaveChurchChapelTreeLakeBoatRowing boatAnimalLionLandscapeSolitudePrayingFigureReligionReligious sceneRenaissanceThebaid
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