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This included the altarpiece, the inside of the monk's cells, the friar's cloister, the chapter house, and inside the corridors; around fifty pieces in total. [2] All of the paintings were done by Angelico himself or under his direct supervision. [3] Out of all of the frescos at the convent, the Annunciation is the most well known in the art world.
Fra Angelico, O.P. (/ f r ɑː æ n ˈ dʒ ɛ l ɪ k oʊ /; [1] Italian: [fra anˈdʒɛliko]; born Guido di Pietro; c. 1395 [2] – 18 February 1455) was a Dominican friar and Italian Renaissance painter of the Early Renaissance, described by Giorgio Vasari in his Lives of the Artists as having "a rare and perfect talent". [3]
The work is Fra Angelico's first documented work. It comes from the convent of San Pietro Martire and a document from 30 March 1429 notes a sum of 20 florins owed to the convent of San Domenico, Fiesole, where the painter was a monk.
The tabernacle is composed of a rectangular marble frame, with a triangular top with a sculpted almond depicting the "Blessing Christ and Cherubim". In the center, within an arched opening, are Fra Angelico's panel of the Maestà with twelve musician angels. At the front are two shutter panels with further paintings of saints.
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The Annunciation of Cortona was painted by Fra Angelico in 1433–1434, in tempera on panel, 175 cm x 180 cm. [1]. This is one of three Annunciations by Fra Angelico on panel (the other two are in the Prado Museum, and the Museo della Basilica di Santa Maria delle Grazie, in San Giovanni Valdarno.
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The Prado Annunciation is an altarpiece painted by the Italian Renaissance painter Giovanni da Fiesole, known as Fra Angelico, in the 1420s. It is one of his best-known works. Originally destined for the convent of the observant Dominicans of Fiesole, the painting is currently in the collection of the Museo del Prado in Madrid.