Fra Angelico
Fra Angelico (1400–1455) was a painter, illuminator and architectural drafter.
Also recorded as Fra Giovanni da Fiesole; Fra Giovanni Angelico; Beato Angelico; Giovanni da Fiesole; Fra Beato Angelico; Guido di Piero da Mugello.
Fra Angelico in brief
- Born
- 1400
- Died
- 1455
- Known for
- painter, illuminator and architectural drafter
- Place of birth
- Vicchio
Overview
Recorded at birth as Guido di Pietro.
Born at Vicchio in 1400, died at Florence in 1455.
In detail
training under Lorenzo Monaco, Gherardo Starnina and Ambrogio di Baldese is recorded. Zanobi Strozzi and Benozzo Gozzoli are recorded as having studied under Fra Angelico. the recorded working language is Italian.
The field of work recorded is painter and varnisher. Subjects and genres recorded for the work are religious. The authority associates the name with Italian Renaissance and Early Renaissance.
Places of work recorded in the authority are Florence, Rome and Cortona.
Works named in the authority record are Cortona Triptych, Niccoline Chapel, Fiesole Altarpiece, San Marco Altarpiece, Annunciation and The Healing of Palladia by Saints Cosmas and Damian.
Work by Fra Angelico is recorded in the collections of Museum Boijmans Van Beuningen, Städel Museum, Minneapolis Institute of Art, Museo del Prado and Thyssen-Bornemisza Museum.
Sources
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- 1.
“Fra Angelico”, English Wikipedia, consulted as further reading
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Wikidata, structured authority record Q5664: Fra Angelico
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