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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". ''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.'' | + | 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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*[http://www.abcgallery.com/A/angelico/angelicobio.html Fra Angelico] Biography - Olga's Gallery. | *[http://www.abcgallery.com/A/angelico/angelicobio.html Fra Angelico] Biography - Olga's Gallery. | ||
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Revision as of 05:47, June 13, 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)
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References
External links
- Fra Angelico Gallery of Art
- Fra Angelico Biography - Olga's Gallery.