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Fra Angelico, OP (born Guido di Pietro; c. 1395 [1] – 18 February 1455) was a Dominican friar and Italian Renaissance painter of the Early Renaissance, described by Giorgio Vasari in his Lives of the Artists as having "a rare and perfect talent". [2] .
Fra Angelico (born Guido di Pietro; c. 1395 – February 18, 1455) was an Early Italian Renaissance painter described by Vasari in his Lives of the Artists as having "a rare and perfect talent".
Fra Angelico (born c. 1400, Vicchio, republic of Florence [Italy]—died February 18, 1455, Rome) was an Italian painter, one of the greatest 15th-century painters, whose works within the framework of the early Renaissance style embody a serene religious attitude and reflect a strong Classical influence.
Fra Angelico. Italian Painter and Manuscript Illuminator. Born: c. 1395 - Vicchio di Mugello, Florence. Died: c. 1455 - Rome. Movements and Styles: Early Renaissance. "He who does Christ's work must stay with Christ always." 1 of 5. Summary of Fra Angelico.
Paralleling the achievements of the slightly younger Masaccio (1401– 1428), Fra Angelico pioneered many of the stylistic trends that distinguish the early Renaissance, including the rational treatment of pictorial space and the volumetric modeling of forms with light and shadow.
Fra Angelico, orig. Guido di Pietro also known as Beato (“Blessed”) Angelico , (born c. 1400, Vicchio, Florence [Italy]—died Feb. 18, 1455, Rome), Italian painter and Dominican friar active in Florence. He entered the monastery of San Domenico at Fiesole sometime between 1420 and 1422 and began his artistic career by painting illuminated ...
Angelico expressed profound human sentiments in his figures; he modeled with light and intense, brilliant colors, as opposed to Masaccesque chiaroscuro. His mastery of Brunelleschian perspective permitted daringly innovative compositions with convincing spatial effects in architectural settings.
Fra Angelico (Guido di Pietro) Italian. ca. 1420–23. On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in Gallery 603. This early work by Fra Angelico, likely made for private devotion, accentuates the drama of Christ’s Crucifixion. In the foreground the Virgin collapses in grief, surrounded by the lamenting Mary Magdalen and Mary of Cleofas.
Fra Angelico was one of the principal painters of the Early Renaissance in Florence. He is first recorded as a painter in 1417, and at about the same time became a novice at the Friary of San Domenico at Fiesole near Florence, where he mainly lived, eventually becoming Prior.
Fra Angelico; Explore Further. Most Similar 15th century European painting Italy 1387–1455 More More options. Most Similar 15th century European painting Italy 1387–1455 Related artworks. The Adventures of Ulysses, 1435/45 Apollonio di Giovanni; The Battle of Pharsalus and the Death of Pompey, 1455/60 Apollonio di Giovanni; The Continence of Scipio, c. 1455 Workshop of Apollonio di Giovanni ...
