Coronation of the Virgin

The upper portion of the panel shows Christ placing a crown on the head of the kneeling Virgin Mary within a golden glow and nested blue rings representing the celestial spheres. Below them, a group of Franciscan saints and holy women gaze upward, while the surrounding space is filled with angels playing instruments and winged cherub heads. The figures at the bottom stand upon a layer of clouds, bridging the gap between the terrestrial and the divine.

This work reflects the Neoplatonic atmosphere of late 15th-century Florence, where the hierarchical structure of the heavens was a central point of study. The depiction of the concentric celestial spheres mirrors the cosmological models described by Marsilio Ficino and the revival of Pseudo-Dionysius the Areopagite's celestial hierarchies within the Medici circle.