Madonna with the Child and Angels
- Artist
- Fra Angelico
- Date
- 1435 - 1436
- Style
- Early renaissance
- Genre
- Religious painting
Fra Giovanni da Fiesole, known as Fra Angelico, was a pioneering Early renaissance painter and Dominican friar celebrated for his exquisite religious paintings. His work "Madonna with the Child and Angels" is a delicate panel depicting the Virgin Mary holding the Christ child, surrounded by angels, rendered with luminous tempera colors. The composition emphasizes spiritual serenity and divine grace, characteristic of his style. This religious painting exemplifies the harmony and spiritual depth that marked the transition into the Renaissance, with meticulous attention to detail and a sense of heavenly tranquility.
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