Tag: Fiesole

Chiara Fancelli

(c.1470–1541) Chiara Fancelli in Art: Perugino (c.1446-1523) Madonna col Bambino tra due sante e due angeli c.1490–1492 Musée du Louvre, Paris     Perugino (c.1446-1523) Madonna col Bambino e due sante c.1493–1495 Kunsthistorisches Museum, Vienna     Perugino (c.1446-1523) Madonna col Bambino tra i santi…

Predella della Pala di San Domenico (c.1423-1424)

Angelico, Fra (c.1395-1455) Predella della Pala di San Domenico (Predella of the San Domenico Altarpiece, Fiesole) c.1423–1424 Tempera and gold on panel, 32 x 344 cm National Gallery, London Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York These panels come from the predella (lowest part)…

I beati domenicani II (c.1423-1424)

Angelico, Fra (c.1395-1455) I beati domenicani II (The Dominican Blessed) c.1423–1424 Egg tempera on wood, 31.6 x 21.9 cm National Gallery, London This panel shows the Dominican Blessed, both tertiaries (those who lived in general society rather than a convent, but were…

I beati domenicani I (c.1423-1424)

Angelico, Fra (c.1395-1455) I beati domenicani I (The Dominican Blessed) c.1423–1424 Egg tempera on wood, 31.8 x 21.9 cm National Gallery, London The Dominican Blessed, both friars and nuns, dressed in the distinctive black and white habits of the Dominican Order, are…

San Romolo (c.1423-1424)

Angelico, Fra (c.1395-1455) San Romolo (Saint Romulus) c.1423–1424 Egg tempera on wood, 16 x 15.6 cm National Gallery, London We can piece together who this saint is: his mitre (hat) and crosier (crook) identify him as a bishop, and a faint inscription…

Cristo glorificato nella corte del cielo (c.1423-1424)

Angelico, Fra (c.1395-1455) Cristo glorificato nella corte del cielo (Christ Glorified in the Court of Heaven) c.1423–1424 Egg tempera on wood, 31.7 x 73 cm National Gallery, London Christ, hovering on wispy clouds, is surrounded by angels who sing, dance and play…

Sant’Alessandro (c.1425)

Angelico, Fra (c.1395-1455) Sant’Alessandro (Saint Alexander) c.1425 Tempera on wood, gold ground, 15.9 x 15.6 cm Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York This early work by Fra Angelico dates about 1425 and formed part of the decoration of the frame of an…