{"product_id":"fra-angelico-hardcover","title":"Fra Angelico - Hardcover","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eFra Angelico\u003c\/b\u003e (Artist), \u003cb\u003eCarl Brandon Strehlke\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor), \u003cb\u003eStefano Casciu\u003c\/b\u003e (Text by (Art\/Photo Books))\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA glorious publication on the \"saintly and excellent\" Florentine friar and painter whose religious scenes exemplify Renaissance theories of perspective and humanism\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAfter exploring the language of Gothic painting, the great Tuscan artist Fra Angelico enthusiastically took up the new principles of Renaissance art then emerging in Florence. This volume offers a thorough exploration of the extraordinary talent of this artist, bringing out his capacity for artistic innovation in the service of deep spiritual values.\u003cbr\u003eThe book also provides a comprehensive assessment of the current state of research on Angelico. Its scholarly significance is further reinforced by the unprecedented reunion of five altarpieces that have been dismantled over the centuries: the \u003ci\u003eSan Piero Martire Altarpiece\u003c\/i\u003e, the \u003ci\u003eSan Domenico Altarpiece\u003c\/i\u003e in Fiesole, the \u003ci\u003eCompagnia di San Francesco Altarpiece\u003c\/i\u003e in Santa Croce, the \u003ci\u003eSan Marco Altarpiece\u003c\/i\u003e and the \u003ci\u003ePerugia Altarpiece\u003c\/i\u003e. While the main panels have stayed in Italy, the remaining elements are dispersed across museum collections worldwide. The volume includes critical essays, a study of the history of the Museum of San Marco and an analysis of Angelico's frescoes preserved in the Sala del Capitolo, the cloisters and the monastic cells. This is a definitive and indispensable work of reference on the artist.\u003cbr\u003eBorn in Vicchio di Mugello as Guido di Pietro, \u003cb\u003eFra Angelico\u003c\/b\u003e (c. 1395-1455) joined the Dominican order as a mendicant friar. He painted several frescoes for the Convent of San Marco in Florence, including the \u003ci\u003eAnnunciation\u003c\/i\u003e, and decorated Cosimo de Medici's personal room in the monastery. In his later years he was called to Rome to decorate chapels for Pope Eugene IV and then Pope Nicholas V. Of his life, Giorgio Vasari wrote: \"it is impossible to bestow too much praise on this holy father, who was so humble and modest in all that he did and said and whose pictures were painted with such facility and piety.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 456\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.5 x 11.7 x 9.9 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e January 27, 2026\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45598300143660,"sku":"9791254632505","price":75.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0618\/6260\/8940\/files\/t_0kdxhBi89791254632505.webp?v=1780545371","url":"https:\/\/littleredgeneralstore.com\/products\/fra-angelico-hardcover","provider":"Little Red General Store","version":"1.0","type":"link"}