In addition to those present in this picture of Madonna and John the Theologian, Saint Dominic, the founder of the Dominican order, also worships the crucifixion. This is a steady motif in the work of Fra Angelico – in the evangelical scenes he has a spectator from another time.
Such works of the artist were innovative for their time, marking a new approach to iconography and means of expression. In them there is no external action and excessive detailing, which, in general, is “conceptual” for Fra Angelico – nothing should, in his opinion, distract the contemplator from direct communication with God.
Related Paintings 
Madonna with the Child, Saint Dominic and St. Thomas Aquinas by Fra Beato Angelico 
Transfiguration of the Lord by Angelico Fra 
Altar of San Marco by Fra Beato Angelico 
Crucifixion – Angelico Fra 
Crucifixión – Angelico Fra 
St. Peter, dictating the Gospel to St. Mark by Fra Beato Angelico 
Fresco triptych Crucifixion by Pietro di Cristoforo-Vanucci Perugino 
Madonna with Child and Saints by Angelico Fra
Madonna with the Child, Saint Dominic and St. Thomas Aquinas by Fra Beato Angelico Transfiguration of the Lord by Angelico Fra Altar of San Marco by Fra Beato Angelico Crucifixion – Angelico Fra Crucifixión – Angelico Fra St. Peter, dictating the Gospel to St. Mark by Fra Beato Angelico Fresco triptych Crucifixion by Pietro di Cristoforo-Vanucci Perugino Madonna with Child and Saints by Angelico Fra