Fra Angelico (1395-1455)

Italian painter of the Early Renaissance, by his secular name Guido di Pietro, Fra Angelico is mostly known for his religious paintings of altarpieces and polyptychs. He was a member of the Dominican Order he was much appreciated in his time by the the Pontifical office and received many painting commissions. He was beatified in the 20th century by Pope John Paul II. Among his most important works, there are The Adoration of the Magi, The Transfiguration, The Road to Emmaus.

Fra Angelico "Crucifixion" (1450-1455) Fogg Art Museum, Cambridge MA	Fra Angelico "Virgin and Child with Saints Dominic and Thomas Aquinas" (1424-1430) The Hermitage, St. Petersburg	Fra Angelico "The Annunciation detail 2" (1430-1432) Museo del Prado, Madrid	Fra Angelico "The Story of St Nicholas: St Nicholas saves the ship" (1437) Pinacoteca, Vatican
Fra Angelico "Cortona Polyptych detail 1" (1437) Museo Diocesano, Cortona	Fra Angelico "Death of the Virgin" (1433-1434) Museo Diocesano, Cortona	Fra Angelico "Annunciation detail 3" (1433-1434) Museo Diocesano, Cortona	Fra Angelico "Cortona Polyptych detail 5" (1437) Museo Diocesano, Cortona
Fra Angelico "Virgin with Child and Four Saints detail of the predella 3" (1437) Museo Diocesano, Cortona	Fra Angelico "The Adoration of the Magi 1" (1445) National Gallery of Art, Washington	Fra Angelico "The Virgin of Humility" (1435-1445) Fundacion Coleccion Thyssen-Bornemisza, Pedralbes	Fra Angelico "Crucifixion with St Dominic" (1440-1445) Musee du Louvre, Paris
Fra Angelico "The Story of St Nicholas" (1437) Pinacoteca, Vatican	Fra Angelico "Paintings for the Armadio degli Argenti 1" (1450) Museo di San Marco, Florence	Fra Angelico "View of the Convent of San Marco 1" (1436) Convento di San Marco, Florence	Fra Angelico "Coronation of the Virgin detail 1" (1434-1435) Musee du Louvre, Paris
Fra Angelico "Paintings for the Armadio degli Argenti 2" (1450) Museo di San Marco, Florence	Fra Angelico "The Virgin Consigns the Habit to St Dominic" (1433-1434) Museo Diocesano, Cortona	Fra Angelico "Christ Glorified in the Court of Heaven" (1428-1430) National Gallery, London	Fra Angelico "Cortona Polyptych central panel" (1437) Museo Diocesano, Cortona
Fra Angelico "The Coronation of the Virgin 2" (1434-1435) Galleria degli Uffizi, Florence	Fra Angelico "The Lamentation over St Francis" (1440) Staatliche Museen, Berlin	Fra Angelico "Virgin and Child with Saints Dominic and Catherine of Alexandria" (1435) Pinacoteca, Vatican	Fra Angelico "Last Judgement detail 1" (1432-1435) Museo di San Marco, Florence
Fra Angelico "Saint Cosmas and Saint Damian Salvaged" (1438-1440) Alte Pinakothek, Munich	Fra Angelico "Saint Cosmas and Saint Damian Condamned" (1438-1440) National Gallery of Ireland, Dublin	Fra Angelico "The Adoration of the Magi detail" (1445) National Gallery of Art, Washington	Fra Angelico "Triptych: The Last Judgment" (1450) Staatliche Museen, Berlin
Fra Angelico "Cortona Polyptych" (1437) Museo Diocesano, Cortona	Fra Angelico "Marriage of the Virgin" (1433-1434) Museo Diocesano, Cortona	Fra Angelico "The Story of St Nicholas: Giving Dowry to Three Poor Girls" (1437) Pinacoteca, Vatican	Fra Angelico "Communion of the Apostles" (1450) Museo di San Marco, Florence
Fra Angelico "Flight into Egypt" (1450) Museo di San Marco, Florence	Fra Angelico "San Marco Altarpiece" (1438-1440) Museo di San Marco, Florence	Fra Angelico "St Peter Martyr Altarpiece" (1427-1428) Museo di San Marco, Florence	Fra Angelico "Virgin with Child and Four Saints detail of the predella 1" (1437) Museo Diocesano, Cortona
Fra Angelico "Deposition from the Cross detail 7" (1437-1440) Museo di San Marco, Florence	Fra Angelico "Prophets" (1447) Chapel of San Brizio, Duomo, Orvieto	Fra Angelico "Deposition from the Cross Pala di Santa Trinita" (1437-1440) Museo di San Marco, Florence	Fra Angelico "Virgin and Child Enthroned with Twelve Angels" (1430-1433) Stadelsches Kunstinstitut, Frankfurt

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