One of the master painters of the Italian Renaissance, this cleric was known for his religious paintings which were masterpieces in the new theories of perspective.
The Virgin of the Annunciation
- Date: c. 1437-1446
- Medium: Fresco
- Current location: Museo di San Marco, Florence
The Maestà
The Maestà (Madonna enthroned) with Saints Cosmas and Damian, Saint Mark and Saint John, Saint Lawrence and three Dominicans, Saint Dominic, Saint Thomas Aquinas and Saint Peter Martyr; San Marco, Florence.
- Date: c. 1437-1446
- Medium: Fresco
- Current location: Museo di San Marco, Florence
The Crucified Christ
The Day of Judgement
San Marco, Florence,The Day of Judgement, upper panel of an altarpiece. It shows the precision, detail and color required in a commissioned work.
It represents the Last Judgment, executed by Jesus. In the right side, it represents the condemned (to Hell) and, in the left side, it represents the saved ones and the saints. In the center, the opened tombs symbolizes the resurrection of the dead.
- Date: 1432-1435
- Dimensions: 105 x 210 cm (41.3 x 82.7 in)
- Current location: Museo di San Marco, Florence
The Transfiguration
The Transfiguration shows the directness, simplicity and restrained palette typical of these frescoes. Located in a monk’s cell at the Convent San’ Marco, its apparent purpose is to encourage private devotion.
Saint Lawrence Receives the Treasures of the Church
Saint Lawrence Receives the Treasures of the Church (1447), in the Vatican, incorporates the expensive pigments, gold leaf and elaborate design typical of Vatican commissions.
A fresco (paint on wet plaster), c.1447. Size: 9 by 7 feet (271 by 205 cm). Cappella Niccolina, Palazzi Pontifici, Vatican City.
The Annunciation
One of several versions of The Annunciation is located in St Mark’s Convent.
Tomb of Fra Angelico, Santa Maria sopra Minerva, Rome
Photo of tomb of Fra Angelico, in Santa Maria sopra Minerva, Rome.
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