Fra Angelico
Posthumous portrait of Fra Angelico by Luca Signorelli, detail from Deeds of the Antichrist fresco (c.1501) in Orvieto Cathedral, Italy.
Birth name	Guido di Pietro
Born	c.1395 Tuscany
Died	February 18, 1455 Rome, Italy
Nationality	Italian
Field	Painting, Fresco
Movement	early Renaissance

The Virgin of the Annunciation

Fra Angelico (c. 1395 – February 18, 1455), born Guido di Pietro, was an Early Italian Renaissance painter, referred to in Vasari's Lives of the Artists as having "a rare and perfect talent".^[1] fresco of the Last Judgment (1499) in Orvieto Cathedral Luca Signorelli (c. ... Facade of the Duomo di Orvieto The Duomo di Orvieto is a large fourteenth century Roman Catholic cathedral situated in the Italian town of Orvieto in Umbria. ... Events End of reign of Hungary by Capet-Anjou family. ... For other uses, see Tuscany (disambiguation). ... is the 49th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... ... no changes . ... For other uses, see Rome (disambiguation). ... Languages Italian, Sicilian, Neapolitan, Corsican, Sardinian, Emiliano-Romagnolo, Ligurian, Lombard, Piedmontese, Venetian, Ladin, Friulian Religions predominantly Roman Catholic      The Italians are a Southern European ethnic group found primarily in Italy and in a wide-ranging diaspora throughout Western Europe, the Americas and Australia. ... For other uses , see Painting (disambiguation). ... For other uses, see Fresco (disambiguation). ... The Italian Renaissance began the opening phase of the Renaissance, a period of great cultural change and achievement in Europe that spanned the period from the end of the 14th century to about 1600, marking the transition between Medieval and Early Modern Europe. ... Image File history File links Download high-resolution version (2024x2476, 494 KB) File links The following pages on the English Wikipedia link to this file (pages on other projects are not listed): Fra Angelico ... Image File history File links Download high-resolution version (2024x2476, 494 KB) File links The following pages on the English Wikipedia link to this file (pages on other projects are not listed): Fra Angelico ... Events End of reign of Hungary by Capet-Anjou family. ... is the 49th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... ... no changes . ... The Italian Renaissance began the opening phase of the Renaissance, a period of great cultural change and achievement in Europe that spanned the period from the end of the 14th century to about 1600, marking the transition between Medieval and Early Modern Europe. ... Giorgio Vasari (Arezzo, Tuscany July 3, 1511 - Florence, June 27, 1574) was an Italian painter and architect, mainly known for his famous biographies of Italian artists. ... Giorgio Vasari ...

Known in Italy as il Beato Angelico, he was known to his contemporaries as Fra Giovanni da Fiesole (Brother John from Fiesole). In Giorgio Vasari’s Lives of the Artists, written prior to 1555, he is already known as Fra Giovanni Angelico (Brother Giovanni the Angelic One).^[2] Giorgio Vasari (30 July 1511 – 27 June 1574) was an Italian painter and architect, who is today famous for his biographies of Italian artists, considered the ideological foundation of art-historical writing. ...

Within his lifetime or shortly thereafter he was also called Il Beato (the Blessed), in reference to his skills in painting religious subjects.^[3] In 1982 Pope John Paul II conferred beatification,^[4] thereby making this title official. Fiesole is sometimes misinterpreted as being part of his formal name, but it was merely the name of the town where he took his vows, used by contemporaries to separate him from other Fra Giovannis. He is listed in the Roman Martyrology^[5] as Beatus Ioannes Faesulanus, cognomento Angelicus—"Blessed Giovanni of Fiesole, nicknamed Angelico". Coat of Arms of Pope John Paul II. The Letter M is for Mary, the mother of Jesus, to whom he held strong devotion Pope John Paul II (Latin: , Italian: Giovanni Paolo II, Polish: Jan PaweÅ‚ II) born   []; 18 May 1920 – 2 April 2005) reigned as the 264th Pope of... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... Florence as seen from Fiesole Fiesole is a town and comune (township) of Firenze province in the Italian region of Tuscany, 43°49N 11°18E, on a famously scenic height 346 m (1140 ft) above Florence, 8 km (5 mi) NE of that city. ... A martyrology is a catalogue or list of martyrs (or, more precisely, of saints), arranged in the calendar order of their anniversaries or feasts. ...

The 16th century biographer Vasari says of him:

But it is impossible to bestow too much praise on this holy father, who was so humble and modest in all that he did and said and whose pictures were painted with such facility and piety.^[1]

Biography

Early life, 1395–1436

Fra Angelico was born Guido di Pietro at Rupecanina,^[6] in the Tuscan area of Mugello, near Fiesole towards the end of the 14th century and died in Rome in 1455. Nothing is known of his parents. He was baptized Guido or Guidolino. The earliest recorded document concerning Fra Angelico dates from Oct. 17, 1417 when he joined a religious confraternity at the Carmine, still under the name of Guido di Pietro. This record also reveals that he was already a painter, a fact that is subsequently confirmed by two records of payment to Guido di Pietro in January and February of 1418 for work done in the church of Santo Stefano del Ponte.^[7] The first record of Angelico as a friar dates from 1423, when he is first referred to as Fra Giovanni, following the custom of those in Holy Orders of taking a new name.^[8] He was a member of the Observant Branch of the Dominican Order at Fiesole. Vicchio is a comune (municipality) in the Province of Florence in the Italian region Tuscany, located about 25 km northeast of Florence. ... For other uses, see Tuscany (disambiguation). ... The mugello is a landscape north of Florence. ... Florence as seen from Fiesole Fiesole is a town and comune (township) of Firenze province in the Italian region of Tuscany, 43°49N 11°18E, on a famously scenic height 346 m (1140 ft) above Florence, 8 km (5 mi) NE of that city. ... This 14th-century statue from south India depicts the gods Shiva (on the left) and Uma (on the right). ... For other uses, see Rome (disambiguation). ... ... no changes . ... “Dominicans” redirects here. ...

Fra Angelico initially received training as an illuminator, possibly working with his older brother Benedetto who was also a Dominican. His illumination tutor is unknown. San Marco in Florence holds several manuscripts that are thought to be entirely or partly by his hand. The painter Lorenzo Monaco may have contributed to his art training, and the influence of the Sienese school is discernible in his work. He had several important charges in the convents he lived in, but this did not limit his art, which very soon became famous. According to Vasari, the first paintings of this artist were an altarpiece and a painted screen for the Carthusian Monastery of Florence; none such exist there now.^[1] An illuminated manuscript is a manuscript, often of a religious nature, in which the text is supplemented by the addition of colourful ornamentation, such as decorated initials, borders and the like. ... The façade and the bell tower of San Marco in Florence. ... The Flight into Egypt (c. ... The Sienese School of painting flourished in Italy between the 13th and 15th centuries and for a time rivalled Florence, though it was more conservative, being inclined towards the decorative beauty and elegant grace of late Gothic art. ... A Beguine convent in Amsterdam. ... Giorgio Vasari (Arezzo, Tuscany July 3, 1511 - Florence, June 27, 1574) was an Italian painter and architect, mainly known for his famous biographies of Italian artists. ... The Annunciation Triptych is an altarpiece, ca. ... A Carthusian Monastery in Jerez, Spain The Carthusians are a Christian religious order founded by St Bruno in 1084. ... This article is about the city in Italy. ...

From 1408 to 1418 Fra Angelico was at the Dominican Convent of Cortona where he painted frescoes, now destroyed, in the Dominican Church and may have been assistant to or follower of Gherardo Starnina.^[9] Between 1418 and 1436 he was at the convent of Fiesole where he also executed a number of frescoes for the church, and the Altarpiece, deteriorated but restored. A predella of the Altarpiece remains intact in the National Gallery, London which is a superb example of Fra Angelico's ability. It shows Christ in Glory, surrounded by more than 250 figures, including beatified Dominicans. “Dominicans” redirects here. ... Gherardo Starnina (1354 - 1403)[1] was a Florentine painter of the early Quattrocento. ... Londons National Gallery, founded in 1824, houses a rich collection of over 2,300 paintings dating from the mid-13th century to 1900 in its home on Trafalgar Square. ...

The Maestà (Madonna enthroned) with Saints Cosmas and Damian, Saint Mark and Saint John, Saint Lawrence and three Dominicans, Saint Dominic, Saint Thomas Aquinas and Saint Peter Martyr; San Marco, Florence

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San Marco, Florence, 1436–1445

In 1436 Fra Angelico was one of a number of the monks from Fiesole who moved to the newly-built monastery of San Marco in Florence. This was an important move which put him in the centre of artistic activity of the region and brought about the patronage of one of the wealthiest and most powerful members of the city's Signoria, Cosimo de' Medici, who had a large cell (later occupied by Savonarola) reserved for himself at the monastery in order that he might retreat from the world. It was, according to Vasari, at Cosimo's urging that Fra Angelico set about the task of decorating the monastery, including the magnificent Chapter House fresco, the often-reproduced Annunciation at the top of the stairs to the cells, the Maesta with Saints and the many smaller devotional frescoes depicting aspects of the Life of Christ that adorn the walls of each cell.^[1] Jacopo Pontormo: posthumous portrait of Cosimo de Medici, 1518-1519: the laurel branch, il Broncone, was an impresa used also by his heirs. ...

In 1439 he completed one of his most famous works, the Altarpiece for St. Marco's, Florence. The result was unusual for its times. Images of the enthroned Madonna and Child surrounded by saints were common, but they usually depicted a setting that was clearly heavenlike, in which saints and angels hovered about as divine presences rather than people. But in this instance, the saints stand squarely within the space, grouped in a natural way as if they were able to converse about the shared experience of witnessing the Virgin in glory. Paintings such as this, known as Sacred Conversations, were to become the major commissions of Giovanni Bellini, Perugino and Raphael.^[10] In art, the sacra conversazione refers to a depiction of the Madonna with infant Jesus amidst the saints. ... Naked Young Woman in Front of the Mirror, Bellinis first female nude, painted when he was about 85 years old. ... Christ presenting the Keys to St Peter Fresco, 335 x 550 cm Sistine Chapel, Rome Pietro Perugino (1446-1524), whose family name was properly Vannucci, Italian painter, was born at Città della Pieve in Umbria, and belongs to the Umbrian school of painting. ... This article is about the Renaissance artist. ...

The Vatican, 1445–1455

The Crucified Christ

In 1445 Pope Eugenius IV summoned him to Rome to paint the frescoes of the Chapel of the Holy Sacrament at St Peter's, later demolished by Pope Paul III. Vasari claims that at this time Fra Angelico was offered by Pope Nicholas V the Archbishopric of Florence, and that he refused it, recommending another Friar for the position. While the story seems possible and even likely, if Vasari's date is correct, then the pope must have been Eugenius and not Nicholas. In 1447 Fra Angelico was in Orvieto with his pupil, Benozzo Gozzoli, executing works for the Cathedral. Among his other pupils were Zanobi Strozzi.^[11] Image File history File links Download high-resolution version (1256x1704, 250 KB) File links The following pages on the English Wikipedia link to this file (pages on other projects are not listed): Fra Angelico ... Image File history File links Download high-resolution version (1256x1704, 250 KB) File links The following pages on the English Wikipedia link to this file (pages on other projects are not listed): Fra Angelico ... Eugene IV, né Gabriele Condulmer (1383 – February 23, 1447) was Pope from March 3, 1431 to his death. ... The practice of the Roman Catholic Church includes seven sacraments. ... Interior view, with the nave of the Cattedra in the back St. ... Pope Paul III with his cardinal-nephew Alessandro Cardinal Farnese (left) and his other grandson (right), Ottavio Farnese, Duke of Parma Pope Paul III (February 29, 1468 – November 10, 1549), born Alessandro Farnese, was Pope of the Roman Catholic Church from 1534 to his death 1549. ... Nicholas V, né Tomaso Parentucelli (November 15, 1397 – March 24, 1455) was Pope from March 6, 1447, to his death. ... The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Florence, also called the Archdiocese of Firenze, is an ecclesiastical territory or diocese of the Roman Catholic Church in Italy. ... Orvieto is a city in southwestern Umbria, Italy situated on the flat summit of a large butte of volcanic tuff. ... Benozzo Gozzoli. ... The Duomo di Orvieto is a large fourteenth century Roman Catholic cathedral situated in the Italian town of Orvieto in Umbria. ...

From 1447 to 1449 he was back at the Vatican, designing the frescoes for the Niccoline Chapel for Nicholas V. The scenes from the lives of the two martyred Deacons of the Early Christian Church, St. Stephen and St. Lawrence may have been executed wholly or in part by assistants. The small chapel, with its brightly frescoed walls and gold leaf decorations gives the impression of a jewel box. From 1449 until 1452, Fra Angelico was back at his old convent of Fiesole, where he was the Prior.^[1][12] The Niccoline Chapel (Italian: Cappella Niccolina) is a chapel in the Vatican Palace. ... St. ... This page concerns the Christian martyr. ...

Death and beatification

In 1455 Fra Angelico died while staying at a Dominican Convent in Rome, perhaps in order to work on Pope Nicholas' Chapel. He was buried in the church of Santa Maria sopra Minerva.^[13][1][12] Facade of Santa Maria sopra Minerva. ...

When singing my praise, don't liken my talents to those of Apelles.
Say, rather, that, in the name of Christ, I gave all I had to the poor.
The deeds that count on Earth are not the ones that count in Heaven.
I, Giovanni, am the flower of Tuscany.

—Translation of epitaph^[1]

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Tomb of Fra Angelico, Santa Maria sopra Minerva, Rome

Pope John Paul II beatified Fra Angelico on October 3, 1982 and in 1984 declared him patron of Catholic artists.^[4] Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... Facade of Santa Maria sopra Minerva. ... Coat of Arms of Pope John Paul II. The Letter M is for Mary, the mother of Jesus, to whom he held strong devotion Pope John Paul II (Latin: , Italian: Giovanni Paolo II, Polish: Jan PaweÅ‚ II) born   []; 18 May 1920 – 2 April 2005) reigned as the 264th Pope of... is the 276th day of the year (277th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1982 (MCMLXXXII) was a common year starting on Friday (link displays the 1982 Gregorian calendar). ... This article is about the year. ...

Angelico was reported to say "He who does Christ's work must stay with Christ always". This motto earned him the epithet "Blessed Angelico", because of the perfect integrity of his life and the almost divine beauty of the images he painted, to a superlative extent those of the Blessed Virgin Mary.

—Pope John Paul II

From various accounts of Fra Angelico's life, it is possible to gain some sense of why he was deserving of canonization. He led the devout and ascetic life of a Dominican friar, and never rose above that rank; he followed the dictates of the order in caring for the poor; he was always good-humored. All of his many paintings were of divine subjects, and it seems that he never altered or retouched them, perhaps from a religious conviction that, because his paintings were divinely inspired, they should retain their original form. He was wont to say that he who illustrates the acts of Christ should be with Christ. It is averred that he never handled a brush without fervent prayer and he wept when he painted a Crucifixion. The Last Judgment and the Annunciation were two of the subjects he most frequently treated. Coat of Arms of Pope John Paul II. The Letter M is for Mary, the mother of Jesus, to whom he held strong devotion Pope John Paul II (Latin: , Italian: Giovanni Paolo II, Polish: Jan PaweÅ‚ II) born   []; 18 May 1920 – 2 April 2005) reigned as the 264th Pope of... Detail of the broken tombs The Last Judgment (tempera on panel) is a painting by Italian Renaissance artist Fra Angelico. ...

—William Michael Rossetti^[12]

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Liqueur

Fra Angelico's fame has been commemorated by the Italian hazelnut liqueur Frangelico, which is named in his honour. It is shipped in a bottle shaped like a monk's habit with a rope belt round the waist. Binomial name Corylus avellana L. The Common Hazel (Corylus avellana) is a shrub native to Europe and Asia. ... The distinctive Frangelico bottle. ...

Evaluation

Background

Fra Angelico was working at a time when the style of painting was in a state of change. This process of change had begun a hundred years previous with the works of Giotto and several of his contemporaries, notably Giusto de' Menabuoi, both of whom had created their major works in Padua, although Giotto was trained in Florence by the great Gothic artist, Cimabue, and painted a fresco cycle of St Francis in the Bardi Chapel in Santa Croce. Giotto had many enthusiastic followers, who imitated his style in fresco, some of them, notably the Lorenzetti, achieving great success.^[10] There are several things that have been named Giotto: Giotto di Bondone an Italian painter. ... This article or section does not adequately cite its references or sources. ... Padua, Italy, (It. ... This article is about the city in Italy. ... Crucifix (1287-88) Panel, 448 x 390 cm Basilica di Santa Croce, Florence. ... For the basilica in Florence, see Basilica di Santa Croce di Firenze Santa Croce is one of the six sestieri of Venice. ... For other uses, see Fresco (disambiguation). ... Beata Umilta Transports Bricks to the Monastery(c. ...

Patronage

San Marco, Florence,The Day of Judgement, predella panel to surmount an altarpiece showing the precision, detail and colour required in a commissioned work

The patrons of these artists were most often monastic establishments or wealthy families endowing a church. Because the paintings often had devotional purpose, the clients tended to be conservative. Frequently, it would seem, the wealthier the client, the more conservative the painting. There was a very good reason for this. The paintings that were commissioned made a statement about the patron. Thus the more gold leaf it displayed, the more it spoke to the patron’s glory. The other valuable commodities in the paint-box were lapis lazuli and vermilion. Paint made from these colours did not lend itself to a tonal treatment. The azure blue made of powdered lapis lazuli went on flat, the depth and brilliance of colour being, like the gold leaf, a sign of the patron’s ability to provide well. For these reasons, altarpieces are often much more conservatively painted than frescoes, which were often of almost life-sized figures and relied upon a stage-set quality rather than lavish display in order to achieve effect.^[14] Image File history File links Download high-resolution version (4096x2008, 809 KB) File links The following pages on the English Wikipedia link to this file (pages on other projects are not listed): Fra Angelico ... Image File history File links Download high-resolution version (4096x2008, 809 KB) File links The following pages on the English Wikipedia link to this file (pages on other projects are not listed): Fra Angelico ... The façade and the bell tower of San Marco in Florence. ... Detail of the broken tombs The Last Judgment (tempera on panel) is a painting by Italian Renaissance artist Fra Angelico. ... ... It has been suggested that this article or section be merged with Metal leaf. ... A block of lapis lazuli Lapis lazuli is one of the oldest of all gems, with a history of use stretching back 7,000 years. ... Vermilion, also spelled vermillion, when found naturally-occurring, is an opaque reddish orange pigment, used since antiquity, originally derived from the powdered mineral cinnabar. ... The Annunciation Triptych is an altarpiece, ca. ...

Contemporaries

Fra Angelico was the contemporary of Gentile da Fabriano. Gentile’s altarpiece of the Adoration of the Magi, 1423, in the Uffizi is regarded as one of the greatest works of the style known as International Gothic. At the time it was painted, another young artist, known as Masaccio, was working on the frescoes for the Brancacci Chapel at the church of the Carmine. Masaccio had fully grasped the implications of the art of Giotto. Few painters in Florence saw his sturdy, life-like and emotional figures and were not affected by them. His work partner was an older painter, Masolino, of the same generation as Fra Angelico. Sadly Masaccio died at 27, leaving the work unfinished.^[10] Adoration of the Magi (1423). ... Adoration of the Magi by Bartolomé Estéban Murillo The Adoration of the Magi is the name traditionally given to a Christian religious scene in which the three Magi, almost always represented as kings, having found Jesus by following a star, lay before him gifts of gold, frankincense, and myrrh... The narrow courtyard between the Uffizis two wings creates the effect of a short, idealized street. ... International Gothic is a subset of Gothic art developed in Burgundy, Bohemia and northern Italy in the late 1300s and early 1400s. ... The Tribute Money, fresco by Masaccio in the Brancacci Chapel. ... Masaccio (born Tommaso Cassai or in some accounts Tommaso di Ser Giovanni di Mone; December 21, 1401 – autumn 1428), was the first great painter of the Quattrocento period of the Italian Renaissance. ... There are several things that have been named Giotto: Giotto di Bondone an Italian painter. ... The Annunciation (1425-30) Tempera on panel 148 x 115 cm National Gallery of Art, Washington Masolino da Panicale (also known as Tommaso di Cristoforo Fini) (Panicale, Umbria c. ...

Altarpieces

The works of Fra Angelico reveal elements that are both conservatively Gothic and progressively Renaissance. In the altarpiece of the Coronation of the Virgin, painted for the Florentine church of Santa Maria Novella, are all the elements that a very expensive altarpiece of the 14th century was expected to provide- a precisely tooled gold background, lots of azure, lots of vermilion and an obvious display of arsenic green. The workmanship of the gilded haloes and gold-edged robes is exquisite and all very Gothic. What make this a Renaissance painting, as against Gentile da Fabriano’s masterpiece, is the solidity, the three-dimensionality and naturalism of the figures and the realistic way in which their garments hang or drape around them. Even though it is clouds these figures stand upon, and not the earth, they do so with weight.^[10] The Western (Royal) Portal at Chartres Cathedral ( 1145). ... This article is about the European Renaissance of the 14th-17th centuries. ... Agnolo Gaddis version is typical of the smaller Gothic depictions The Coronation of the Virgin or Coronation of Mary is a subject in Christian art, especially popular in Italy in the 13th to 15th centuries, but continuing in popularity until the 18th century and beyond. ... The Romanesque-Gothic facade, completed by Leon Battista Alberti in 1470 Santa Maria Novella is a church in Florence. ... General Name, Symbol, Number arsenic, As, 33 Chemical series metalloids Group, Period, Block 15, 4, p Appearance metallic gray Standard atomic weight 74. ... Adoration of the Magi (1423). ...

The Transfiguration shows the directness, simplicity and restrained palette typical of these frescoes. Located in a monk's cell at the Convent San' Marco, its apparent purpose is to encourage private devotion.

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Frescoes

The series of frescoes that Fra Angelico painted for the Dominican Brothers at San’ Marcos realise the advancements made by Masaccio and carry them further. Away from the constraints of wealthy clients and the limitations of panel painting, Fra Angelico was able to express his deep reverence for his God and his knowledge and love of humanity. The meditational frescoes in the cells of the convent have a quieting quality about them. They are humble works in simple colours. There is more mauvish-pink than there is red while the brilliant and expensive blue is almost totally lacking. In its place is dull green and the black and white of Dominican robes. There is nothing lavish, nothing to distract from the spiritual experiences of the humble people who are depicted within the frescoes. Each one has the effect of bringing an incident of the life of Christ into the presence of the viewer. They are like windows into a parallel world. These frescoes remain a powerful witness to the piety of the man who created them.^[10] Vasari relates that Cosimo de' Medici seeing these works, inspired Fra Angelico to create a large Crucifixion scene with many saints for the Chapter House. As with the other frescoes, the wealthy patronage did not influence the Friar’s artistic expression with displays of wealth.^[1] Jacopo Pontormo: posthumous portrait of Cosimo de Medici, 1518-1519: the laurel branch, il Broncone, was an impresa used also by his heirs. ... For other uses, see Crucifixion (disambiguation). ... A chapter house is a building or room attached to a cathedral or collegiate church in which meetings are held. ...

Masaccio ventured into perspective with his creation of a realistically painted niche at Santa Maria Novella. Subsequently, Fra Angelico demonstrated an understanding of linear perspective particularly in his Annunciation paintings set inside the sort of arcades that Michelozzo and Brunelleschi created at San’ Marco’s and the square in front of it.^[10] The Romanesque-Gothic facade, completed by Leon Battista Alberti in 1470 Santa Maria Novella is a church in Florence. ... Linear perspective is the art of representing three-dimensional constructions on a two-dimensional surface. ... Palazzo Medici in Florence. ... Filippo Brunelleschi, 1377 - 1446, was the first great Florentine architect of the Italian Renaissance. ...

Lives of the Saints

Saint Lawrence Receives the Treasures of the Church (1447), in the Vatican, incorporates the expensive pigments, gold leaf and elaborate design typical of Vatican commissions.

When Fra Angelico and his assistants went to the Vatican to decorate the chapel of Pope Nicholas, then the artist was again confronted with the need to please the very wealthiest of clients. In consequence, walking into the small chapel is like stepping into a jewel box. The walls are decked with the brilliance of colour and gold that one sees in the most lavish creations of the Gothic painter Simone Martini at the Lower Church of St Francis of Assisi, a hundred years earlier. Yet Fra Angelico has succeeded in creating designs which continue to reveal his own preoccupation with humanity, with humility and with piety. The figures, in their lavish gilded robes, have the sweetness and gentleness for which his works are famous. According to Vasari: Image File history File links Size of this preview: 503 × 599 pixel Image in higher resolution (750 × 893 pixel, file size: 93 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) +/- (All user names refer to en. ... Image File history File links Size of this preview: 503 × 599 pixel Image in higher resolution (750 × 893 pixel, file size: 93 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) +/- (All user names refer to en. ... Saint Lawrence (225 – 258) (Latin Laurentius, laurelled) was one of the seven deacons of Rome who were martyred under the persecution of Roman Emperor Valerian in 258. ... Events March 6 - Nicholas V becomes Pope. ... Petrachs Virgil (title page) (c. ... Saint Francis of Assisi (born in Assisi, Italy, ca. ...

In their bearing and expression, the saints painted by Fra Angelico come nearer to the truth than the figures done by any other artist.^[1]

It is probable that much of the actual painting was done by his assistants to his design. Both Benozzo Gozzoli and Gentile da Fabriano were highly accomplished painters. Benozzo took his art further towards the fully developed Renaissance style with his expressive and life-like portraits in his masterpiece of the Journey of the Magi, painted in the Medici’s private chapel at their palazzo.^[15] Benozzo Gozzoli. ... Adoration of the Magi (1423). ... Three Kings can refer to several things: Three Kings, a 1999 American movie. ... For the board game, see Medici (board game). ... The quintessential medieval European palace: Palais de la Cité, in Paris, the royal palace of France. ...

Artistic legacy

Through Fra Angelico's pupil Benozzo Gozzoli’s careful portraiture and technical expertise in the art of fresco we see a link to Ghirlandaio, who in turn painted extensive schemes for the wealthy patrons of Florence, and through Ghirlandaio to his pupil Michelangelo and the High Renaissance. An Old Man and with a Strawberry Nose (1480). ... For other uses, see Michelangelo (disambiguation). ...

Apart from the lineal connection, superficially there may seem little to link the humble priest with his sweetly pretty Madonnas and timeless Crucifixions to the dynamic expressions of Michelangelo’s larger-than-life creations. But both these artists received their most important commissions from the wealthiest and most powerful of all patrons, the Vatican. The term Virgin Mary has several different meanings: Mary, the mother of Jesus, the historical and multi-denominational concept of Mary Blessed Virgin Mary, the Roman Catholic theological and doctrinal concept of Mary Marian apparitions shrines to the Virgin Mary Virgin Mary in Islam, the Islamic theological and doctrinal concept... Crucifixion of St. ...

When Michelangelo took up the Sistine Chapel commission, he was working within a space that had already been extensively decorated by other artists. Around the walls the Life of Christ and Life of Moses were depicted by a range of artists including his teacher Ghirlandaio, Raphael’s teacher Perugino and Botticelli. They were works of large scale and exactly the sort of lavish treatment to be expected in a Vatican commission, vying with each other in complexity of design, number of figures, elaboration of detail and skilful use of gold leaf. Above these works stood a row of painted Popes in brilliant brocades and gold tiaras. None of these splendours have any place in the work which Michelangelo created. Michaelangelo, when asked by Pope Julius II to ornament the robes of the Apostles in the usual way, responded that they were very poor men.^[10] An Old Man and with a Strawberry Nose (1480). ... This article is about the Renaissance artist. ... Christ presenting the Keys to St Peter Fresco, 335 x 550 cm Sistine Chapel, Rome Pietro Perugino (1446-1524), whose family name was properly Vannucci, Italian painter, was born at Città della Pieve in Umbria, and belongs to the Umbrian school of painting. ... Alessandro di Mariano Filipepi, better known as Sandro Botticelli (Florence March 1, 1445 - May 17, 1510) was an Italian painter of the Florentine school during the Early Renaissance (Quattrocento). ... Pope Julius II (December 5, 1443 – February 21, 1513), born Giuliano della Rovere, was Pope from 1503 to 1513. ...

Within the cells of San’Marco, Fra Angelico had demonstrated that painterly skill and the artist’s personal interpretation were sufficient to create memorable works of art, without the expensive trappings of blue and gold. In the use of the unadorned fresco technique, the clear bright pastel colours, the careful arrangement of a few significant figures and the skilful use of expression, motion and gesture, Michelangelo showed himself to be the artistic descendant of Fra Angelico. Frederick Hartt describes Fra Angelico as "prophetic of the mysticism" of painter such as Rembrandt, El Greco and Zurbaran.^[10] This article is about the Dutch artist. ... For the Vangelis album, see El Greco (album). ... Francisco Zurbarán (November 7, 1598 – August 27, 1664), was a Spanish painter, born at Fuente de Cantos in Extremadura. ...

Fra Angelico and the succession to Michelangelo

Fra Angelico, fresco from the cells of San' Marco. Christ reaches out to Adam to rescue him from Hell. c.1440 Image File history File links Download high resolution version (2536x2811, 613 KB) Description: Title: de: Freskenzyklus im Dominikanerkloster San Marco in Florenz, Szene: Höllenfahrt Christi, Erlösung alttestamentarischer Personen (Adam) Technique: de: Fresko Dimensions: Country of origin: de: Italien Current location (city): de: Florenz Current location (gallery): de: Museo...

Benozzo Gozzoli, Journey of the Magi, fresco, depicting members of the Medici family and a visiting dignitary as the wise men c.1460 Image File history File links Download high resolution version (800x629, 144 KB) Benozzo Gozzolis Journey of the Magi, in the Medici-Ricardo Palace, Florence (1459–61) Source: http://paradoxplace. ...

Ghirlandaio, fresco, a typical patron-pleasing work showing the young women of Florence in elaborate brocades, in attendance at the Birth of Mary. c.1490 Image File history File links Size of this preview: 800 × 467 pixelsFull resolution (1284 × 750 pixel, file size: 190 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) Santa Maria Novella church in Florence (Italy), Tornabuoni Chapel, Birth of Mary (1486-90), fresco by Domenico Ghirlandaio. ...

Michelangelo, God creating Adam, fresco, showing the iconic representation of God's connection with humankind through Adam. c.1510 God creates Adam by Michelangelo, Sistine Chapel, Vatican City. ...

Works

Virgin and Child with Saints, detail, Fiesole (1428–1430)

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Early works, 1408–1436

Cortona André Rieu Concert in Piazza Della Republica, Cortona Cortona is a small town in Tuscany, Italy. ...

• Annunciation

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• Altarpiece - Coronation of the Virgin, with predellas of Miracles of St Dominic; Louvre.
• Altarpiece - Virgin and Child between Saints Peter, Thomas Aquinas, Dominic and Peter Martyr; see detail, right.
• Predella - Christ in Majesty, National Gallery, London.

Florence, Santa Trinita St Dominic presiding over an auto de fe, Spanish, 1475 Saint Dominic (born at Calaroga, Spain, around 1170; died August 6, 1221, at Bologna, Italy) founded the Dominican Order. ... This article is about the museum. ... St Peter redirects here. ... Aquinas redirects here. ... Saint Dominic (Spanish: Domingo), also known as Dominic of Osma, often called Dominic de Guzmán and Domingo de Guzmán Garcés (1170 – August 6, 1221) was the founder of the Friars Preachers, popularly called the Dominicans or Order of Preachers (OP), a Catholic religious order. ... ‹ The template below has been proposed for deletion. ... This article or section should be merged with End times and Last judgment The Last Judgement - Tympanum sculpture at the Abbey Church of Ste-Foy, Conques-en-Rouergue, France In Christian eschatology, the Last Judgement is the ethical-judicial trial, judgement, and punishment/reward of individual humans (assignment to heaven... Londons National Gallery, founded in 1824, houses a rich collection of over 2,300 paintings dating from the mid-13th century to 1900 in its home on Trafalgar Square. ... Façade of Santa Trinita. ...

• Deposition of Christ, said by Vasari to have been “painted by a saint or an angel”. Now in the National Museum of San Marco, Florence.

Florence, Santa Maria degli Angeli The Deposition from the Cross is a painting by the Italian Renaissance master Fra Angelico, executed between 1432 and 1434. ... The façade and the bell tower of San Marco in Florence. ... Santa Maria degli Angeli is a former church and convent in Florence, Italy. ...

• Last Judgement, Accademia.

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• Altarpiece - Coronation of the Virgin, Uffizi.

The narrow courtyard between the Uffizis two wings creates the effect of a short, idealized street. ...

San Marco, Florence, 1436–1445

One of several versions of The Annunciation is located in St Mark's Convent.

• Altarpiece for chancel - Virgin with Saints Cosmas and Damian, attended by Saints Dominic, Peter, Francis, Mark, John Evangelist and Stephen. Cosmas and Damian were patrons of the Medici; the altarpiece was commissioned in 1438 by Cosimo de' Medici. It was removed and disassembled during the renovation of the convent church in the seventeenth century. Two of the nine predella panels remain at the convent; seven are in Washington, Munich, Dublin and Paris. Unexpectedly, in 2006 the last two missing panels, Dominican saints from the side panels, turned up in the estate of a modest collector in Oxfordshire, who had bought them in California in the 1960s.^[16]
• Altarpiece ? – Madonna and Child with twelve Angels (life sized); Uffizi.
• Altarpiece - The Annunciation
• Two versions of the Crucifixion with St Dominic; in the Cloister
• Very large Crucifixion with Virgin and 20 saints; in the Chapter House
• The Annunciation; at the top of the Dormitory stairs. This is probably the most reproduced of all Fra Angelico's paintings.
• Virgin enthroned with Four Saints; in the Dormitory passage

In The Annunciation, the interior reproduces that of the cell in which it is located.

Each cell is decorated with a fresco which matches in size and shape the single round-headed window beside it. The frescoes are apparently for contemplative purpose. They are have a pale, serene, unearthly beauty. Many of Fra Angelico’s finest and most reproduced works are among them. There are, particularly in the inner row of cells, some of less inspiring quality and of more repetitive subject, perhaps completed by assistants.^[10] Many pictures include Dominican saints as witnesses, allowing the friar using the cell to place himself in the scene. Image File history File links Download high-resolution version (3200x2234, 728 KB) File links The following pages on the English Wikipedia link to this file (pages on other projects are not listed): Fra Angelico Mary (mother of Jesus) ... Image File history File links Download high-resolution version (3200x2234, 728 KB) File links The following pages on the English Wikipedia link to this file (pages on other projects are not listed): Fra Angelico Mary (mother of Jesus) ... For other uses, see Annunciation (disambiguation). ... The Beheading of Cosmas and Damian, by Fra Angelico Saints Cosmas and Damian (died 303) were twins and early Christian martyrs, born in Cilicia, or in Arabia, who practiced the art of healing in the seaport of Ægea (modern Ayash) in the Gulf of Iskanderun, then in the Roman province... A predella is the platform or step on which an altar stands. ... Image File history File links Download high resolution version (2536x3024, 656 KB) Description: Title: de: Freskenzyklus im Dominikanerkloster San Marco in Florenz, Szene: Verkündigung mit Hl. ... Image File history File links Download high resolution version (2536x3024, 656 KB) Description: Title: de: Freskenzyklus im Dominikanerkloster San Marco in Florenz, Szene: Verkündigung mit Hl. ...

• The Adoration of the Magi
• The Transfiguration
• Noli me Tangere
• The three Marys at the tomb.
• The Road to Emmaus, with two Dominicans as the disciples
• There are many versions of the Crucifixion
  

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Late works, 1445–1455

Orvieto Cathedral The Duomo di Orvieto is a large fourteenth century Roman Catholic cathedral situated in the Italian town of Orvieto in Umbria. ...

Three segments of the ceiling in the Cappella Nuova, with the assistance of Benozzo Gozzoli. Benozzo Gozzoli. ...

• Christ in Glory
• The Virgin Mary
• The Apostles

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The Chapel of Pope Nicholas V, at the Vatican, was probably painted with much assistance from Benozzo Gozzoli and Gentile da Fabriano. The entire surface of wall and ceiling is sumptuously painted. There is much gold leaf for borders and decoration, and a great use of brilliant blue made from lapis lazuli. Benozzo Gozzoli. ... Adoration of the Magi (1423). ... A block of lapis lazuli Lapis lazuli is one of the oldest of all gems, with a history of use stretching back 7,000 years. ...

• The life of St Stephen
• The life of St Lawrence
• The Four Evangelists.

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Discovery of lost works

Worldwide press coverage reported in November 2006 that two missing masterpieces by Fra Angelico had turned up, having hung in the spare room of the late Jean Preston, in her "modest terrace house" in Oxford, England. Her father had bought them for £100 each in 1965 then bequethed them to her when he died in 1974. Jean had been consulted by their then owner in her capacity as an expert medievalist. She recognised them as being high quality Florentine renaissance, but it never occurred to anyone, even all the dealers she approached on behalf of the owner, that they could possibly be by Fra Angelico. They were finally identified in 2005 by Michael Liversidge of Bristol University. There was almost no demand at all for medieval art during the 1960s and no dealers showed any interest, so her father bought them almost as an afterthought along with some manuscripts. Ironically the manuscripts turned out to be high quality Victorian forgeries by The Spanish Forger. The paintings are two of eight side panels of a large altarpiece painted in 1439 for Fra Angelico's monastery at San Marco, but split up by Napoleon's army 200 years ago. While the centre section is still at the monastery, the other six small panels are in German and US museums. These two panels were presumed lost forever. The Italian Government had hoped to purchase them but they were outbid at auction on 20 April 2007 by a private collector for £1.7M.^[17][18] This article is about the city of Oxford in England. ... For other uses, see Napoleon (disambiguation). ...

See also

• List of painters
• List of Italian painters
• List of famous Italians
• Early Renaissance painting
• Poor Man's Bible
• Fray Angelico Chavez Franciscan Friar, historian and artist who was named after Fra Angelico due to his interest in painting.
• Western painting

The following list is an incomplete list of painters. ... Famous Italian painters (in alphabetical order): Francesco Albani,(1578-1660) Mariotto Albertinelli, (1474-1515) Fra Angelico, (1387-1445) Fra Bartolommeo, (1472-1517) Gentile Bellini, (c. ... This is a list of Italians or Italian-speaking/writing people that are famous. ... Portrait of Giovanni Arnolfini and Wife by Jan van Eyck (1434). ... The term Poor Mans Bible has come into use in modern times to describe works of art within churches and cathedrals which either individually or collectively have been created to illustrate the teachings of the Bible for a largely illiterate population. ... Reverend Fr. ... See also Western art, History of painting, History of art, Art history, Painting, Outline of painting history Jan Vermeer, Girl with a Pearl Earring, known as the Mona Lisa of the North 1665-1667 Édouard Manet, The Balcony 1868 The history of Western painting represents a continuous, though disrupted, tradition...

Footnotes

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References

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Further reading

• Didi-Huberman, Georges. Fra Angelico: Dissemblance and Figuration. University of Chicago Press, 1995. ISBN 0-226-14813-0 Discussion of how Fra Angelico challenged Renaissance naturalism and developed a technique to portray "unfigurable" theological ideas.
• Gilbert, Creighton, How Fra Angelico and Signorelli Saw the End of the World, Penn State Press, 2002 ISBN 0-271-02140-3
• Spike, John T. Angelico, New York, 1997.
• Supino, J. B. , Fra Angelico, Alinari Brothers, Florence, undated, from Project Gutenberg

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External links

• Fra Angelico at Gallery of Art
• Fra Angelico - Painter of the Early Renaissance
• Fra Angelico in the "History of Art"
• Fondazione Beato Angelico
• Fra Angelico of Fiesole
• Fra Angelico Exhibition at the Metropolitan Museum of Art, (October 26, 2005–January 29, 2006).
• "Soul Eyes" Review of the Fra Angelico show at the Met, by Arthur C. Danto in The Nation, (January 19, 2006).

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Gallery

Annunciation (c. 1450) Image File history File links Download high resolution version (2024x2105, 383 KB) Description: Title: de: Bildzyklus zu Szenen aus dem Leben Christi für einen Schrank zur Aufbewahrung von Silbergeschirr, Szene: Verkündigung Technique: de: Tempera auf Holz Dimensions: de: je 38,5 × 37 cm Country of origin: de: Italien...	The Naming of St. John the Baptist (1434–1435) Image File history File links Download high resolution version (2024x2260, 413 KB) Description: Title: de: Aufnahme des Namens für die Taufe, Fragment eines Polyptychon Technique: de: Tempera auf Holz Dimensions: de: 26 × 24 cm Country of origin: de: Italien Current location (city): de: Florenz Current location (gallery): de: Museo...	The Nativity Image File history File links Download high resolution version (2536x3016, 564 KB) Dipinto murale di Beato Angelico (1439-1443) Soprintendenza Belle Arti di Firenze Description: Title: it: Adorazione del Bambino de: Christi Geburt Technique: de: Fresko Dimensions: cm. ...	The Adoration of the Magi, the Cook Tondo. Image File history File links Download high-resolution version (1256x1276, 189 KB) File links The following pages on the English Wikipedia link to this file (pages on other projects are not listed): Fra Angelico ...
The Flight into Egypt (c.1450) Image File history File links Download high resolution version (2024x2099, 374 KB) Description: Title: de: Bildzyklus zu Szenen aus dem Leben Christi für einen Schrank zur Aufbewahrung von Silbergeschirr, Szene: Flucht nach Ägypten Technique: de: Tempera auf Holz Dimensions: de: je 38,5 × 37 cm Country of origin: de...	Baptism of Christ (c.1437–1446) Image File history File links Download high resolution version (2536x3113, 602 KB) Description: Title: de: Freskenzyklus im Dominikanerkloster San Marco in Florenz, Szene: Taufe Christi durch Johannes Technique: de: Fresko Dimensions: Country of origin: de: Italien Current location (city): de: Florenz Current location (gallery): de: Museo di San Marco Other...	Capture of Christ (c.1437–1446) Image File history File links Download high-resolution version (2536x2583, 627 KB) File links The following pages on the English Wikipedia link to this file (pages on other projects are not listed): Fra Angelico Mark 14 Arrest of Jesus ...	Christ Being Nailed to the Cross (c.1437–1446) Image File history File links Download high resolution version (2536x3240, 623 KB) Description: Title: de: Freskenzyklus im Dominikanerkloster San Marco in Florenz, Szene: Kreuzannaglung Christi Technique: de: Fresko Dimensions: Country of origin: de: Italien Current location (city): de: Florenz Current location (gallery): de: Museo di San Marco Other notes: Source...
Christ on the Cross between the Two Thieves (c.1437–1446) Image File history File links Download high resolution version (2536x2892, 571 KB) Description: Title: de: Freskenzyklus im Dominikanerkloster San Marco in Florenz, Szene: Kreuzigung Christi und zwei Schächer Technique: de: Fresko Dimensions: Country of origin: de: Italien Current location (city): de: Florenz Current location (gallery): de: Museo di San...	The Deposition (c.1437–1446) Image File history File links Download high-resolution version (2536x3134, 756 KB) File links The following pages on the English Wikipedia link to this file (pages on other projects are not listed): Fra Angelico ...	Noli me tangere (c.1437–1446) Image File history File links Download high resolution version (2536x3288, 855 KB) Description: Title: de: Freskenzyklus im Dominikanerkloster San Marco in Florenz, Szene: Noli me tangere Technique: de: Fresko Dimensions: Country of origin: de: Italien Current location (city): de: Florenz Current location (gallery): de: Museo di San Marco Other notes...	Coronation of the Virgin (c.1437–1446) Image File history File links Download high resolution version (2536x2879, 640 KB) Description: Title: de: Freskenzyklus im Dominikanerkloster San Marco in Florenz, Szene: Marienkrönung Technique: de: Fresko Dimensions: Country of origin: de: Italien Current location (city): de: Florenz Current location (gallery): de: Museo di San Marco Other notes: Source...