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| − | Guido di Pietro '''Fra Angelico''' (Rupecanina c. 1395 – Rome 1455) was an [[Italian]] [[The Renaissance|Renaissance]] [[painter]]. He is referred to in Vasari's ''Lives of the Artists'' as having "a rare and perfect talent". | + | Guido di Pietro '''Fra Angelico''' (Rupecanina c. 1395 – Rome 1455) was an [[Italian]] [[The Renaissance|Renaissance]] [[painter]]. He is referred to in Vasari's ''Lives of the Artists'' as having "a rare and perfect talent". ''He is buried in Santa Maria sopra Minerva, where his grave has always drawn worshippers. After his beatification by Pope [[John Paul II]] in 1984, the headstone was placed on a plinth and surrounded by a bronze grille with floral motifs. His feast day is 18 February, the day of his death.'' <ref>http://www.abcgallery.com/A/angelico/angelicobio.html</ref> |
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| + | [[Image:Fra Angelico Lamentacion por la muerte de Cristo.jpg]] | ||
| − | + | '''Lamentation over the Dead Christ''' | |
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| + | Image:Fra Angelico San Marco Altarpiece.jpg|San Marco Altarpiece | ||
| + | Image:Fra Angelico Pala di Santa Trinita (detail).jpg|Pala di Santa Trinita (detail) | ||
| + | Image:Fra Angelico Adoration of the Magi.jpg|Adoration of the Magi | ||
| + | </gallery> | ||
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| + | == See also == | ||
| + | *[[Painting Schools]] | ||
| + | *[[Painting Masterpieces]] | ||
| + | *[[Gallery of Italian Masterpieces]] | ||
| + | *[[Piero della Francesca]] | ||
== External links == | == External links == | ||
*[http://www.galleryofart.us/Fra_Angelico/ Fra Angelico] Gallery of Art | *[http://www.galleryofart.us/Fra_Angelico/ Fra Angelico] Gallery of Art | ||
| + | *[http://www.abcgallery.com/A/angelico/angelicobio.html Fra Angelico] Biography - Olga's Gallery. | ||
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| + | == References == | ||
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| − | [[Category:Painters]] | + | [[Category:Italian Painters]] |
Latest revision as of 19:20, November 14, 2008
Guido di Pietro Fra Angelico (Rupecanina c. 1395 – Rome 1455) was an Italian Renaissance painter. He is referred to in Vasari's Lives of the Artists as having "a rare and perfect talent". He is buried in Santa Maria sopra Minerva, where his grave has always drawn worshippers. After his beatification by Pope John Paul II in 1984, the headstone was placed on a plinth and surrounded by a bronze grille with floral motifs. His feast day is 18 February, the day of his death. [1]
Lamentation over the Dead Christ
San Marco Altarpiece
Pala di Santa Trinita (detail)
Adoration of the Magi
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See also
External links
- Fra Angelico Gallery of Art
- Fra Angelico Biography - Olga's Gallery.