Guido Di Piero, Known as Fra Angelico, Ca. 1395-1455

The Dominican monk, Giovanni da Fiesole, known as Fra Angelico, is one of the most important and successful representatives of the transition between the end of the Gothic era and the beginning of the early Renaissance in Italy. His unique work is deeply imbued with monastic belief and thought, and he unites a sense of perspective and delicate architectural backdrop with a true-to-life depiction of the human form.