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Fra Angelico (c. 1395-1455), the Florentine painter and friar, may be best known for his beatific Madonnas, swathed in bright blue, flanked by angels, and set against a gold ground. But a spectacular ...

A new exhibition in Italy puts the spotlight on Fra Angelico, whose reputation for piety vied with his undeniable artistic talents. By Elisabetta Povoledo Reporting from Florence, Italy It was a week ...

Fra Angelico, detail of the predella panel of "Saint Francis Receiving the Stigmata" (1428–29), part of the Franciscan Triptych altarpiece, collection of the Musei Vaticani, Vatican City (all photos ...

If St. Thomas Aquinas is called the “Angelic Doctor,” fellow Dominican Fra Angelico could be dubbed the “Angelic Painter,” along with his time-honored moniker that translates to “Angelic Friar.” Fra ...

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After three doctors fell in love with a fresco by Fra Angelico, they pledged to restore it so it could get its due when a blockbuster exhibition opens this fall. Detail of the 600-year-old Fra ...

Christie’s is the same auction house that sold Leonardo’s work six years ago — it was the most expensive painting ever sold — $450 million, and the buyer was probably the Crown Prince of Saudi Arabia.

Established in 1852 by three brothers, the Alinari firm produced many of the oldest photographs of Italy and have left behind a vast archive in Florence.

Of all the the Italian masters, Guido di Pietro (1395?–1455) is the sweetest, which is why he became known as Fra Angelico. No other light descends from heaven with such poetic radiance. No one else ...