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Fra Angelico, O.P. (/ f r ɑː æ n ˈ dʒ ɛ l ɪ k oʊ /; [1] Italian: [fra anˈdʒɛliko]; born Guido di Pietro; c. 1395 [2] – 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". [3]
Presentation of Jesus at the Temple by Fra Angelico. Presentazione di Gesù al Tempio is a fresco by Fra Angelico made for the then Dominican Convent of Saint Mark in Florence, Italy. [1] [2] It depicts the dedication of Jesus in the Temple in Jerusalem as the first-born son of His family, as related in the Gospel of St. Luke, 2:23–24.
The Annunciation (c. 1440–1445) [1] is an Early Renaissance fresco by Fra Angelico in the Convent of San Marco in Florence, Italy. When Cosimo de' Medici rebuilt the convent, he commissioned Fra Angelico to decorate the walls with intricate frescos.
Adoration of the Magi by Fra Angelico in San Marco (c. 1441-1442) The Adoration of the Magi in San Marco is a fresco by Fra Angelico in a double cell used by Cosimo de' Medici, created c. 1441-1442. [1] The paintings in the double cell differ in some respects from Fra Angelico's frescos in others cells.
Crucifixion with Mourners and St Dominic (c. 1436) by Fra Angelico. Crucifixion with Mourners and St Dominic is a fresco fragment by the Italian early Renaissance painter Fra Angelico, executed c. 1435, from the refectory of the Convent of San Domenico, Fiesole, now in the Louvre.
Madonna and Child is a c.1435 fresco fragment by the Italian Renaissance master Fra Angelico in the sacra conversazione style. It was originally painted in the dormitory of the Convent of San Domenico, Fiesole.
In each cell is a fresco concerning the life and passion of Christ, for the exclusive contemplation of the friar occupying the cell. [2] This cycle of frescoes, unique in the world, is considered to be completely the work of Fra Angelico, although he was helped by assistants. Annunciation by Fra Angelico (cell 3)
The Niccoline Chapel (Italian: Cappella Niccolina) is a chapel in the Apostolic Palace in Vatican City.It is especially notable for its fresco paintings by Fra Angelico (1447–1451) and his assistants, who may have executed much of the actual work.