Copy after The Coronation of the Virgin, Fra Angelico in the Convent of San Marco (Florence)

Executed in watercolour, Mariannecci's copy aims to capture Fra Angelico's distinctive use of colour and light, hallmark features of the original frescoes. The medium allows for a softer interpretation of the Renaissance master's work.

Commissioned by the Arundel Society in 1864, the watercolour was subsequently reproduced as a chromolithograph (Museum no.20676), facilitating wider dissemination of Fra Angelico's art. The original fresco was part of the Convent of San Marco's decoration by Fra Angelico in the 1440s.

The copy reflects the 19th-century resurgence of interest in Italian Old Masters and 'primitives', with the Arundel Society at the forefront of promoting Renaissance art through reproductions.

Through its publication as a chromolithograph, this watercolour copy contributed to the broader appreciation of Fra Angelico's work and the artistic heritage of the Convent of San Marco in the late 19th century.