Then when art history became a serious discipline in the 20th century, Fra Angelico lost artistic status, simply because his reputation as a painter had been so linked to his religious life.

Bringing Heaven to Earth: Fra Angelico at San Marco In 1436, ... Writing a century after Angelico’s death, the art historian ...

To celebrate its 200th anniversary, London’s National Gallery has recently revamped its Sainsbury Wing, a transformation that has taken three years and $113 million.

Fra Giovanni da Fiesole, or Fra Angelico (1395-1455), was a Dominican friar and gifted artist of the early Renaissance. Known as “the Angelic Painter,” he created many magnificent works of ...

The settings present a problem for collectors, as Fra Angelico’s paintings are mostly still attached to the walls. The cells and common areas of his friary are covered with them and unlike the ...

A monumental altarpiece by Fra Angelico, hailed as representing a critical turning point in Western art, has been returned to its original glory after a two-year restoration project. The work on ...

Fra Angelico was both a Dominican friar and one of most celebrated artists of the Italian Renaissance. Best known in Italy now as Beato Angelico or Blessed Angelic One, his paintings are ...

This measure was taken at the recommendation of the official Reviewing Committee on the Exports of Art and Objects of Cultural Interest, which noted how few works by Fra Angelico exist in British ...

Writing to The Art Newspaper, Sliwka says this cannot be ruled out but further investigation is needed. Fra Angelico was born Guido Di Pieter in Rupecanina, a hamlet in Tuscany, in 1395.

LONDON -- Jean Preston could have bought a lot of frozen dinners with the proceeds of two Fra Angelico altarpieces. But she preferred to keep the paintings in her spare room. Preston, a retired ...