Fra Angelico Fresco Florence Italy is a photograph by Joan Carroll which was uploaded on June 27th, 2017.
Fra Angelico Fresco Florence Italy
I probably would not have visited the Convent of San Marco in Florence Italy had it not been for the Firenze Card (tourist museum card) which allows... more
by Joan Carroll
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Fra Angelico Fresco Florence Italy
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Joan Carroll
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I probably would not have visited the Convent of San Marco in Florence Italy had it not been for the Firenze Card (tourist museum card) which allows free access to many of the city’s museums. But it turned out being one of my favorite places! It has an ethereal atmosphere and lighting that was a delight. As an art novice, I knew little about Fra Angelico (1395 – 1455) but found his frescoes to be delicate and graceful. Viewing them in their original settings heightened their impact. The one here is entitled “Crucifixion”. Conceived and executed simply as aids to meditation and prayer, these frescoes have taken their place among the most exhilarating masterpieces of Western art. They were not intended as means of instruction or decoration, but as simple devotional images for his fellow monks for thei0r meditations and prayers. The brother who inhabited each cell had constantly before his eyes a vivid reminder of one of the events in the life of Christ. “The cells, originally hidden from public view because of monastic vows of reclusion, reveal the secret joy of the painter-friar in creating figures of purity to move his fellow friars to meditation and prayer. The images in these paintings are the lyrical expressions of a painter who was also their prior.” (from http://www.travelingintuscany.com/art/fraangelico/conventodisanmarco.htm)
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