- Lorenzo Monaco, an artist from Florence, who was a monk камальдульского of the order in the monastery degli Angeli was born in 1370г. In the early years of their he studied drawing and painting with such eagerness, that later on the merits was counted among the best of those who practiced the art of his time.The Compianto sul Cristo morto (from Prague), the Croce processionale (from Chicago) and the painting on canvas with l"Intercessione doppia di Cristo e della Vergine, an outstanding example of rare and curious iconography are only a few of the many authentically, enthralling masterpieces.