Feb. 18 is the feast of Blessed Fra Angelico, a Dominican friar and painter of the early Italian Renaissance. When Pope John ...

Angelico’s paintings at San Marco certainly exhibit a translucent quality but Pope-Hennessy’s opposition of naturalism and ...

Annunciation and Adoration of the Magi by Fra Angelico is a masterpiece that can be viewed both as medieval and Renaissance. How so? Keep on reading to find that out.

He even received offers to become an Archbishop of Florence, however, he declined, preferring to focus on painting and remain in his native town of Fiesole. Fra Angelico’s art marked the ...