Coronation of the Virgin (Fra Angelico, Uffizi) of Angelico's master, Lorenzo Monaco, who executed another "Coronation of the Virgin", also in the Uffizi. <br> Coronation of the Virgin (Fra Angelico, Uffizi) The Coronation of the Virgin is a painting of the Coronation of the Virgin by the Italian early Renaissance painter Fra Angelico, executed around 1432. It is now in the Uffizi Gallery of Florence. The artist executed another "Coronation of the Virgin" (c. 1434-1435), now in the Louvre in Paris. The work is mentioned as by Fra Angelico in a manuscript of the Biblioteca Nazionale di Firenze, and Giorgio Vasari writes that it was located in
Friends of the Uffizi Gallery 12, 1762. The new restoration improved on the previous one plus removed layers of dust and wax that had built up over the decades and caused the sculpture’s surface to become dull and darkened. This restoration will protect the beauty and condition of this sculpture for many generations. These two projects are examples of restorations funded by a single Leonardo-level member of the Friends of the Uffizi Gallery. The restoration of this late 2nd Century A.D. replica of a 5th Century B.C. Greek sculpture of Asclepius, the god of medicine, made it possible to confirm the pertinence of the head