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Fra Angelico · 1441 - 1442
Fra Angelico: 1400–1455
Other names (45)
angelic master, Angelico (fra), B. Angelico, B. Angelico da Fiesole, Beata Angelica da Fiesole, Beata Da Fiesole, Beato Angelico, Beato Angelico da Fiesole, Beato (Fra), beato fra Angelico, Beato Gio: Angelico, Beato Gio: Angelico da Fiesole, Beato Gio. Angelo da Fiesole, Beato Gio. Angelo di Fiesole, Beato Giov. Angelico, Beato Giovanni, beato Giovanni Angelico domenicano, B. Gio. Angelo da Fiesole, called Il Beato Angelico Fra. Giovanni da Fiesole, Da Fiesolé, da Fiesole Giovanni, di Piero Guido, don Giovanni Angelico, Fiesole, florentino Beato Juan, fra Angelico, Fra Angelico da Fiesole, fra angelico. fiesole, Fra Beato Angelico, Fra Giovanni Angelico, Fra Giovanni Angelico da Fiesole, Fra Giovanni da Fiesole, Fra Giovanni Da Fiesole Angelico, fra Giovanni da Fiesole domenicano, Fra Giovanni da Fiesole gen. Fra Angelico, Giovanni Angelico, Giovanni Angelico da Fiesole (Fra), Giovanni da Fiesole, Giovanni (Fra), Guido da Vicchio, Guido di Piero, Guido di Piero da Mugello, Guido di Piero da Mugello Angelico, Guido di Pietro da Mugello, Guidolino di Pietro da Mugello
Biography
John of Fiesole (born Guido di Pietro; c. 1395 – 18 February 1455), known posthumously as Fra Angelico ( FRAH an-JEL-ik-oh, Italian: [ˈfra anˈdʒɛːliko]; "Angelic Friar/Brother") or in Italian as Beato Angelico ("Blessed Angelic One"), was an Italian Dominican friar and painter active during the early Florentine Renaissance.
Angelico created a series of frescoes for the Dominican convent of San Marco in Florence, where he received the patronage of Cosimo de' Medici. His works include the San Marco Altarpiece and the Deposition of Christ, both made for the convent of San Marco. Painting exclusively religious subjects throughout his career, Angelico completed commissions in Rome under the patronage of Popes Eugene IV and Nicholas V. Angelico was a pioneer of the artistic trends that came to distinguish the early Renaissance, namely linear perspective and a greater attention to depth and form than had been practised in the late Medieval period.
Angelico was beatified by Pope John Paul II in 1982. In 1984, John Paul declared him the patron of artists, especially painters.
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Influenced by
- Lorenzo Monacoeditorial inference
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- Gherardo Starninaeditorial inference
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- Ambrogio di Baldeseeditorial inference
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Later influence
- Antoniazzo Romanoeditorial inference
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- Lo Scheggiaeditorial inference
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- Benozzo Gozzolieditorial inference
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- Frances Richardseditorial inference
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The biography records Richards's admiration for Fra Angelico. Explicit secondary-source assertion; independent historical verification remains pending.
Artworks by year
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Museums & collections
Documented holdings of works attributed to Fra Angelico. Check the museum’s record for current display information.
- Museo Nacional del Prado4 recorded works
- National Gallery of Art2 recorded works
- The Metropolitan Museum of Art2 recorded works
- Alte Pinakothek — Bayerische Staatsgemäldesammlungen1 recorded work
- Art Institute of Chicago1 recorded work
- British Museum1 recorded work
- Harvard Art Museums1 recorded work
- Rijksmuseum1 recorded work
- The Cleveland Museum of Art1 recorded work
- Uffizi Galleries1 recorded work
