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Click to view high resolution image Title: Death of St. Monica Creator: Gozzoli, Benozzo, painter Description: From the St. Augustine Cycle, which narrates moments of the “Confessions.” Monica prays on her deathbed and her soul (depicted as an infant) rises to heaven where we see Monica glorified among angels. A woman and child sit in the foreground between Augustine, on the left, and his friends Alypius and Evodius on the right. In the background on the right, one can see St. Augustine’s departure for Carthage. In the upper left hand corner, Monica and Augustine look out of a window, having the mystical vision that Augustine mentions in his text. Source: Wikimedia Commons: Web Gallery of Art #10306 Rights: Public domain Subject (See Also): Augustine, Bishop of Hippo, Saint Death Hagiography Monica, Saint and Mother of Augustine, Bishop of Hippo, Saint Soul Geographic Area: Italy Century: 15 Date: Circa 1464-1465 Related Work: The St. Augustine cycle frescoes in San Gimignano are reproduced and discussed at: http://www.taskstream.com/main/?/immerwahr/frescoes.html Current Location: San Gimignano, Sant’Agostino, south wall, apsidal chapel, scene 13 Original Location: San Gimignano, Sant’Agostino, south wall, apsidal chapel, scene 13 Artistic Type (Category): Digital images; Paintings Artistic Type (Material/Technique): Frescoes (paintings); Tempera Donor: Male religious; Fra Domenico Mignani (called Strambi), early in his career a friar at the Augustinian monastery in San Gimignano. Height/Width/Length(cm): 220 cm/230 cm/ Inscription: Related Resources:

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