Картины, иконы - panoramio (7)

The composition is divided into two horizontal registers representing the earthly and celestial spheres. In the upper half, Christ places a crown on the Virgin Mary's head surrounded by musical angels; below, the Apostles stand in awe around a stone sarcophagus filled with lilies and roses.

This work, known as the Oddi Altarpiece, illustrates the hierarchical cosmology of the Renaissance, where the earthly and divine realms are linked by miraculous transition. Its vertical structure mirrors Neoplatonic concepts of the 'Great Chain of Being' and the ascent of the soul toward divine union.