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Artist a Day:  Fra Angelico

Artist a day! FRA ANGELICO (1387-1455)  Fra Angelico was an Italian painter of the Early Renaissance. He gained his reputation mainly for the frescoes he made for his friary, San Marco, in Florence.

Tempera on panel, 105 x 210 cm, 1431

Last Judgement

Fra Angelico's Works

Fresco on wall, 1441

The Mocking of Christ

Fra Angelico's Works

Vasari described him in his Lives of the Artists as holding "a rare and perfect talent".

Fresco on wall, 1442

Transfiguration

Fra Angelico's Works

Tempera on panel, 38.5 x 37 cm, 1452

Circumcision

Fra Angelico's Works

"He who does Christ's work must stay with Christ always."

Famous Quote by  Edgar Degas

Tempera on panel, 134 x 59 cm, 1455

Madonna and Child

Fra Angelico's Works

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Fresco on wall, 1450

St. Lawrence on Trial

Fra Angelico's Works

"I can paint pictures, but I cannot rule men."

Famous Quote by  Fra Angelico

Tempera on panel, 1452

Annunciation

Fra Angelico's Works

Tempera on panel, 1452

Massacre of the Innocents

Fra Angelico's Works

"He who wishes to paint Christ's story must live with Christ."

Famous Quote by  Fra Angelico

Tempera on panel, 39 x 39 cm, 1452

Mystic Wheel  (The Vision of Ezekiel)

Fra Angelico's Works

Fresco on wall, 180 x 146 cm, 1442

Noli Me Tangere

Fra Angelico's Works

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