🕊️ Faith & Scripture
Crucifixion with St Dominic praying
Fra Angelico · 1438
Why it's great
Saint Dominic kneels at the foot of the cross, hugging the wood, and gazes at Christ. Fra Angelico painted this fresco in the 1430s for the monks to pray in front of.
Where to see it
📍 Louvre MuseumParis, France
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⬇ Hi-res download
924 × 1,500 px · 1.4 megapixels
This is the largest scan on Wikimedia Commons, which is fairly small for a big print. The museum that owns it may offer a larger one.
File page & license ↗
Three places to look for a print of this painting, from budget to museum-grade:
💵 Budget
Etsy ↗
Posters and simple prints from small sellers, usually the lowest prices.
🖼️ Mid-range
Fine Art America ↗
Good printing on paper, canvas or metal, made to order, with framing options.
🏛️ High-end
Meisterdrucke ↗
Museum-grade giclée prints on archival paper or canvas, the closest to the real thing.
These links open search results on each shop's own website; we don't sell anything or earn a commission, and print quality varies by seller. Ask a grown-up before you buy anything.
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Fra Angelico was an Italian painter born around 1390 who was a Dominican friar. His gentle, glowing paintings of saints and angels in the convent of San Marco in Florence are among the loveliest of the early Renaissance. He died in Rome in 1455.
