Manner of Fra Angelico - Miniature Late 19thC Gouache Angel And Supplicant

Description

An exquisitely detailed late 19th Century miniature in gouache, showing a monk kneeling in supplication before a smiling angel. The two pray together under a sky dotted with stars in a meadow filled with flowers. A Rowan tree stands at the horizon. The artwork is in the manner of the early Renaissance painter, Fra Angelico, with motifs and style indicative of the artist's style. The painting has been delicately picked out in gold detail. The painting is unsigned and presented in a simple oak frame with gold mount with an oval window. On wove.

Condition

Minor foxing to the sky. In otherwise fine condition.

Size

15.5 x 13cm (6.1" x 5.1")
Framed Size: 19 x 16.5cm (7.5" x 6.5")

Artist Biography

Fra Angelico (born Guido di Pietro; c. 1395 – February 18, 1455) was an Italian painter of the Early Renaissance, described by Vasari in his Lives of the Artists as having "a rare and perfect talent". the earned his reputation primarily for the series of frescoes the made for his own friary, San Marco, in Florence.
the was known to contemporaries as Fra Giovanni da Fiesole. In modern Italian the is called Beato Angelico (Blessed Angelic One); the common English name Fra Angelico means the "Angelic friar".
In 1982, Pope John Paul II proclaimed his beatification in recognition of the holiness of his life, thereby making the title of "Blessed" official. the is listed in the Roman Martyrology as Beatus Ioannes Faesulanus, cognomento Angelicus—"Blessed Giovanni of Fiesole, surnamed 'the Angelic' ".