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Fra Angelico, Italian Renaissance Artist

Fra Angelico (1395 - February 18, 1455) was an Early Italian Renaissance painter. The artist and Dominican friar posthumously called Fra Angelico was known for most of his life as Fra Giovanni, the name he chose when he joined the convent of San Domenico in Fiesole. His life and work have been celebrated for centuries, yet only recently has Fra Angelico's fundamental importance in the development of European painting been fully appreciated. He pioneered many of the stylistic trends that distinguish the early Renaissance, including the rational treatment of pictorial space and the volumetric modeling of forms with light and shadow. At every stage of his career he remained at the forefront of artistic innovation in Florence. He died in 1455 at the age of 59. Pope John Paul II beatified Fra Angelico on October 3, 1982, and in 1984 declared him patron of Catholic artists.

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Fra Angelico, Italian Renaissance Artist

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Fra Angelico (1395 - February 18, 1455) was an Early Italian Renaissance painter. The artist and Dominican friar posthumously called Fra Angelico was known for most of his life as Fra Giovanni, the name he chose when he joined the convent of San Domenico in Fiesole. His life and work have been celebrated for centuries, yet only recently has Fra Angelico's fundamental importance in the development of European painting been fully appreciated. He pioneered many of the stylistic trends that distinguish the early Renaissance, including the rational treatment of pictorial space and the volumetric modeling of forms with light and shadow. At every stage of his career he remained at the forefront of artistic innovation in Florence. He died in 1455 at the age of 59. Pope John Paul II beatified Fra Angelico on October 3, 1982, and in 1984 declared him patron of Catholic artists.

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29.5 x 38.1 cm | 11.6 x 15.0 in (300 dpi)

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