Fra Angelico

Also known as Guido di Pietro, Fra Giovanni da Fiesole, Fra Giovanni Angelico, Beato Angelico, Giovanni da Fiesole, Fra Beato Angelico, Guido di Piero da Mugello, Fra Giovanni Angelico da Fiesole

Italian Early Renaissance painter

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Fra Angelico, born Guido di Pietro, was an Italian painter, illuminator, and architectural draftsperson associated with the Early Renaissance and Italian Renaissance movements. A member of the Dominican Order and a Catholic, he worked as a painter and varnisher. His notable works include the Cortona Triptych, Niccoline Chapel, Fiesole Altarpiece, and San Marco Altarpiece.

He was born in Vicchio and died in Florence and Rome on February 18, 1455. He is buried at Santa Maria sopra Minerva and is recognized as a blessed within the Catholic Church, with his feast day observed on February 18. His students included Zanobi Strozzi and Benozzo Gozzoli. His works are held in the collections of the Museum Boijmans Van Beuningen, Städel Museum, Minneapolis Institute of Art, and Museo del Prado.

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It sits within the topics 1395 births, 1455 deaths and 15th-century Italian Christian monks.

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Wikidata facts

Instance of: human
Given name: Guido
Gender: male
Place of birth: Vicchio
Place of death: Rome
Languages spoken: Italian
Religion: Catholic Church
Field of work: painter and varnisher
Genre: religious art
Movement: Early Renaissance
Image: Fra Angelico 052.jpg
Work location: Perugia
Religious order: Dominican Order

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Commons category: Fra Angelico
canonization status: blessed
date of death: 1455-02-18
place of burial: Santa Maria sopra Minerva
date of birth: 1390-00-00
Commons gallery: Fra Angelico
topic's main category: Category:Fra Angelico
Commons Creator page: Fra Angelico
birth name: Guido di Pietro
student: Benozzo Gozzoli
name in native language: Fra Angelico
has works in the collection: Courtauld Institute of Art
feast day: February 18
ethnic group: Italians
described at URL: catalogo.uffizi.it/it/29/ricerca/detailiccdaut/1020912
different from: Frangelico
name: Fra Giovanni de Fiesole

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Works in European collections

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Encyclopedic overview

Fra Giovanni da Fiesole (born Guido di Pietro; c. 1395 – 18 February 1455), known posthumously as Fra Angelico (/ˌfrɑː ænˈdʒɛlɪkoʊ/ FRAH an-JEL-ik-oh, Italian: [ˈfra anˈdʒɛːliko]), 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.

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