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The stamp image for the 2011 Vatican Easter stamp was taken from a copy of a Ghirlandaio fresco that was damaged when a doorway to the Sistine Chapel collapsed in 1522. Who painted the copy of the Ghirlandaio fresco?


Easter 2011
Scott 1462 (2011)


   Leonardo da Vinci
   Michelangelo
   Fra Angelico
   Hendrick van den Broeck

Your answer was: Hendrick van den Broeck.
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Answer: The stamp image for the 2011 Vatican Easter stamp was taken from a copy of a Ghirlandaio fresco that was damaged when a doorway to the Sistine Chapel collapsed in 1522. Flemish artist Hendrick van den Broeck painted the copy of the Ghirlandaio fresco.

See Also
Easter 2011 UFN Bulletin 2011