This is the Spanish chapel that was finally open after many years. There is never a rush to reopen a Gothic fresco in Italy. This one is by Andrea da Firenze called the Way to Salvation. It was painted from 1365-67 and is in the Guidalotti Chapel in the cloister of Santa Maria Novella.
It represents the role of the Dominicans in the struggle for salvation. How great is it when you can express a complete world with the heavenly host above watching down on you.
Some singers in our group sang in this space and it was a real treat. The acoustics were fantastic, even the guard clapped.
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