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FRAANGELICO

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Ikposition ofChri., (d"aif) (14J6-4f)

Tbr fr"''''' in Ibr am-ml if S"" Marro drnJnl"d botb ,b,

",,"munal '1'''''I mill ,b, nun,' p;,-"u "lb. ,;:b'H rbry

"."" dmg",d '" ''''"Mag' m,dilll1ion. Fra Ang<h"Q"

'7'-;"'" '" an il/","i"""'r ,IMt.":! in bi, Ibin. pm"

appJication of paint. I, "'aI "" ithal ,""bod f()r d",';ling

"'ingfalbff'! ""d ,,"bro<dny., and ".,1/ rniud '"

baaground fa",,,,,, ", II""::,, in Ibi, d"ail

F

r~ Angeli"" and his 1",,,hcI lk""dL~tt, No'hing is known of Ft~ Angeli""'s early

ioined 'hc Dominic.n O"kT of ,cachl:rs, othcr ,h.n 'he influer-.cc hc >hows of

Pre..,h~rs ' oge,her in 1407. A, thcir ,he Siene", ",hool. Angelico .nd Ikn.,<lctto

mon~"."y in Fie,ole, ,he }'"ung men wen: pmbahly m.de ,he le~p to full.,;""le fn:s""

di",,,,,,l to illwnin .. ing manuscripts, .nd i, is I",iming during 'hc fill: l'cars tha' ,heir order

p( ... it~e ,hey "'m.in"l in artistic 1>1"""rshil' ""!S exiled in ,hi: U m1lri.n hill 'own of FoIig"".

for n""" of ,h<;t Ii"",. Giotto's f",sco", .. Assisi would h,,'e been

F,.. Angelico S<lOn gain"l. "'1., .. ';0", j;:Jr his within <:asy tc:lch .nd 'hc bmthers a'" "", .. in to

,echnical ,kills in ""ml_"i,i(lfl ~nd colour .nd hal<: "isi",1 ,hml.

,,"is I'nJlllo,,,1 to ",.::rsl..::ing a busy W(,.-I..>11(1' On<:-.:: he h.d mOl',,1 to Floren<:-.:: ., 'he

inside 'hc Order. His religious ti,le " ... , F.. illli .. ,;on of Cosimo de' ,\I"lici .nd ... ,,<,

Gin.'.nni hu, 'he other fri.rs n.,kn.m"l him de"lra,ing ,hc Com'::n' of S.n ,\hrco, Fn

'Angelico'lt:.r his pil"Y'nd ,hi: be.utiful wor l Angelico's h.ndling of fo.-m, PLT'l'l-cr;,'e .nd

,h .. he p",<lu<:-.::d. lie is "'I>u,,,l nc • .::r to h".:: ",lour d""dopcd e"'n fur,her. Ik""d",to is S3id

.hen:d or n:n".,h"l.ny of his pain'ings, fi",~y to h"" wo.-k,,) alof1g,ide his bru,her on 'he "~>'

belie,ing ,ha, to do so would h,nt: bl..::n alrin" S.n ,\lam, ",mmi,,;on, .nd one of 'hcir

God's will. 'pl1«",,';<:-'::''''''s 'hc l"ung Iknozw Gozl.(~i.