Listed In: Renaissance Painters
Birthdate: 1395 AD
Birthplace: Vicchio, Italy
Died: February 18, 1455
Fra Angelico, a Dominican friar and Italian Renaissance painter, was renowned for his exceptional skill in religious art. He achieved fame for his frescoes at San Marco in Florence and also had notable works in Rome. Known as Fra Giovanni da Fiesole or Fra Giovanni Angelico by his contemporaries, he is referred to as Beato Angelico by modern Italians. In 1982, Pope John Paul II beatified him in acknowledgment of his holiness. Fra Angelico was lauded for his humility, modesty, and the piety evident in his paintings.
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