ANDREA DA FIRENZE
(active 1343-1377, Firenze)

Miracle of Pentecost (west vault cell)

1366-67
Fresco
Cappellone degli Spagnoli, Santa Maria Novella, Florence

On the vault, the thematic continuation of the Passion scenes is found. Directly related to the image of St Thomas Aquinas on the west wall is the subject depicted in the vault cell above the Thomas fresco: the Miracle of Pentecost, the effusion of the Holy Ghost.

Suggested listening (streaming mp3, 4 minutes):
Guillaume Dufay: Veni, Creator Spiritus, hymn for Pentecost