Madonna and Child is a c.1435fresco fragment by theItalian Renaissance masterFra Angelico in thesacra conversazione style. It was originally painted in the dormitory of theConvent of San Domenico, Fiesole. It was removed from the wall after the convent's suppression during theNapoleonic occupation of Italy and is now in theHermitage Museum in St Petersburg.[1]
The two male saints were bothDominicans. A similar fresco from c.1438 of theMadonna and Child with St Dominic and St Peter Martyr by the same artist survives above the doorway of thechurch of San Domenico inCortona, whilst the same artist'sCrucifixion with Mourners and St Dominic (Louvre) originated at San Domenico in Fiesole.[2]