Fra Angelico
Kanter, Laurence
Fra Angelico / Laurence Kanter and Pia Palladino ; with contributions by Magnolia Scudieri et al - New York : The Metropolitan Museum of Art , 2005 - 336 p. : illus. ; 29 cm
This volume has been published in conjunction with the exhibition "Fra Angelico" held at The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York.
Includes bibliographical references and index
Published in conjunction with the first major exhibition of Fra Angelicos work since the cinquecentenary exhibition of 1955 in Florence, will feature more than seventy paintings, drawings, and manuscript illuminations covering all periods of the artists career, from round 1410 to 1455. Also included will be fifty selected works by his assistants and closest followers.Fra Angelico (the angelic friar; ca. 1390/951455) was one of Renaissance Florences leading painters. In addition to his celebrated altarpieces and frescos in Florence, Fiesole, Cortona, Perugia, and Rome, Fra Angelico also completed many masterpieces on a small scale. His predella panels, the small narrative scenes included beneath large altarpieces, are among the most innovative creations in fifteenthcentury Florence, while his images of the Virgin and Child still retain the inspirational immediacy and presence that first secured the artists reputation as the premier painter of his age.Research undertaken in the last fifty years now allows scholars to reconstruct a more historically reliable biography of Fra Angelico that goes beyond the legends and traditions to establish his position not only as one of the greatest masters of the fifteenth century, but also as one of the most intellectually accomplished painters who ever lived.
English
9780300111408
Angelico, fra approximately 1400-1455 ---Exhibitions
REF 759.5 ANG
Fra Angelico / Laurence Kanter and Pia Palladino ; with contributions by Magnolia Scudieri et al - New York : The Metropolitan Museum of Art , 2005 - 336 p. : illus. ; 29 cm
This volume has been published in conjunction with the exhibition "Fra Angelico" held at The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York.
Includes bibliographical references and index
Published in conjunction with the first major exhibition of Fra Angelicos work since the cinquecentenary exhibition of 1955 in Florence, will feature more than seventy paintings, drawings, and manuscript illuminations covering all periods of the artists career, from round 1410 to 1455. Also included will be fifty selected works by his assistants and closest followers.Fra Angelico (the angelic friar; ca. 1390/951455) was one of Renaissance Florences leading painters. In addition to his celebrated altarpieces and frescos in Florence, Fiesole, Cortona, Perugia, and Rome, Fra Angelico also completed many masterpieces on a small scale. His predella panels, the small narrative scenes included beneath large altarpieces, are among the most innovative creations in fifteenthcentury Florence, while his images of the Virgin and Child still retain the inspirational immediacy and presence that first secured the artists reputation as the premier painter of his age.Research undertaken in the last fifty years now allows scholars to reconstruct a more historically reliable biography of Fra Angelico that goes beyond the legends and traditions to establish his position not only as one of the greatest masters of the fifteenth century, but also as one of the most intellectually accomplished painters who ever lived.
English
9780300111408
Angelico, fra approximately 1400-1455 ---Exhibitions
REF 759.5 ANG
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