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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.
In 1439 Fra Angelico completed one of his most famous works, the San Marco Altarpiece at Florence. It broke new ground. It broke new ground. Not unusual had been images of the enthroned Madonna and Child surrounded by saints, the custom was that the setting looked heaven-like, saints and angels hovering as ethereal presences rather than earthly ...
Wedding at Cana, Baptism and Transfiguration Fra Angelico, Flight into Egypt Fra Angelico, Massacre of the Innocents From drawings by Fra Angelico, Christ Washing the Disciples' Feet The panels of the Armadio degli Argenti (Italian: Wardrobe of the Silversmiths ) are a series of tempera paintings on panel created by Fra Angelico ca. 1451–1453 ...
Annunciation (Fra Angelico, Madrid) Annunciation (Fra Angelico, San Marco) G. Annunciation (Artemisia Gentileschi) Annunciation (Orazio Gentileschi, 1623) Gesuati ...
Annalena Altarpiece with predella by Fra Angelico, c. 1438–40 (frame removed), sometimes considered the "first" instance of the sacra conversazione format [1]. In art, a sacra conversazione (Italian: [ˈsaːkra koɱversatˈtsjoːne]; plural: sacre conversazioni), meaning "holy (or sacred) conversation", is a genre developed in Italian Renaissance painting, with a depiction of the Virgin and ...
Annunciation (Fra Angelico, Madrid) Annunciation (Fra Angelico, San Marco) Annunciation of Cortona; Annunciation of San Giovanni Valdarno; Armadio degli Argenti; C.
The Annunciation of Cortona was painted by Fra Angelico in 1433–1434, in tempera on panel, 175 cm x 180 cm. [1]. This is one of three Annunciations by Fra Angelico on panel (the other two are in the Prado Museum, and the Museo della Basilica di Santa Maria delle Grazie, in San Giovanni Valdarno.
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.