Tornabuoni Chapel - Central Wall

Central Wall

On the middle wall are portrayed the following scenes:

  • Coronation of the Virgin and Saints' (lunette)
  • St. Dominic Tests Books in the Fire (#1 in violet - see figure)
  • Killing of St. Peter Martyr (#2 in violet - see figure)
  • Annunciation (#5 in green - see figure)
  • St. John in the Desert (#5 in red - see figure). This painting depicts John wandering in the desert during his youth.
  • The Patrons in Prayer (#3 and #4 in violet). These are the portraits of the two patrons, Giovanni Tornabuoni and his wife Francesca Pitti.

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