Tabernacle of the Linaioli

It is recorded as the work of Lorenzo Ghiberti and Fra Angelico. Materials recorded for it are tempera, panel and marble. Recorded constituent parts are The Martyrdom of Saint Mark. It is associated with Italy. The record gives 1432 as its date of establishment or first appearance. Recorded genres are religious art. The recorded subject matter is Maestà, Mark the Evangelist and Saint Peter. It is recorded in the collection of Museum of San Marco and Uffizi Gallery.

• Title — Tabernacle of the Linaioli • Artist — Fra Angelico and Lorenzo Ghiberti • Year — 1432–1435 • Medium — Tempera on panel • Height Metric — 260 • Width Metric — 330 • Metric Unit — cm • Imperial Unit — in • City — Florence • Museum — National Museum of San Marco

The tabernacle was commissioned for the exterior of the seat of the Linaioli (the guild of linen workers in Florence), in the former Old Market, in the October 1432. The marble parts were executed by Simone di Nanni da Fiesole, under design by Lorenzo Ghiberti. The contract for the internal paintings was signed by Angelico on 2 July 1433, for a total of 190 golden florins. The predella is generally dated to 1433–1435. • Illustration — The closed tabernacle The work was a large one, comparable only to Cimabue's Santa Trinita Maestà or Duccio di Buoninsegna's Rucellai Madonna. It has been speculated that the marble frame was sized according to a pre-existing painting, which was later replaced by Fra Angelico's, or that the size was inspired by that of the statues in Orsanmichele niches. Work had been moved to the Palazzo della Borsa as early as 1777, together with other works commissioned by the city's guilds. In that year it was transferred to the Uffizi, whence it was transferred to the current location in 1924. The tabernacle was restored in 2010.

• Illustration — St Peter Preaching in the Presence of St Mark • Illustration — Adoration of the Magi • Illustration — The Martyrdom of Saint Mark