An angel bows before a woman in a blue cloak

Fra Angelico

Italian renaissance painter (c. 1395–1455)

Early Italian renaissance painter known for his frescoes and religious themes. A Dominican friar, his works are known for their piety and naturalism.

This video describes what an altarpiece is and how it functions, looking at the San Marco Altarpiece, which now hangs in a museum in Florence, Italy.

Fra Angelico's colorful last judgment scene is filled with many figures to either side of Jesus

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