Italian, 1400–1455
Fra Angelico (c. 1395–1455), born Guido di Pietro in Vicchio near Fiesole, was an Italian painter and Dominican friar of the early Florentine Renaissance. He painted religious subjects throughout his career and created frescoes and altarpieces for the convent of San Marco in Florence, working under the patronage of Cosimo de' Medici. He also completed commissions in Rome for Popes Eugene IV and Nicholas V. Fra Angelico was recognized for pioneering the use of linear perspective and greater attention to depth and form, and was beatified in 1982 and named patron of artists in 1984.
Sources: Wikipedia (en): Fra Angelico · Wikidata Q5664
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