Coronation of Mary

Baldassarre Carrari painted this Coronation of the Virgin around 1512 for the San Mercuriale Abbey in Forlì. The Coronation of the Virgin was among the most prestigious altarpiece subjects, depicting the theological belief in Mary's glorification as Queen of Heaven after her Assumption Egg tempera on panel was the dominant technique of the period, demanding careful layer-by-layer construction and patient craftsmanship The work is now in the collection of San Mercuriale abbey.

The altarpiece arranges the celestial coronation scene with the ordered composition and clear coloring characteristic of the Romagnol school, demonstrating Carrari's competence in handling a major devotional format.