1878
watercolor
From the collection of Victoria and Albert Museum
Dominant colour
Copy after The Expulsion of St Stephen and The Martyrdom of St Stephen, Fra Angelico in the Niccoline Chapel (Vatican, Rome) is a 1878 watercolor by Fra Angelico, a Byzantine icon painting work, held at Victoria and Albert Museum.
This painting shows a scene of St Stephen being expelled and martyred. It's a copy of a fresco by Fra Angelico. The copy was made to share art with more people. The artist who made this copy, Eduard Kaiser, was part of a group that wanted to promote knowledge of art. This painting can be linked to the work of artist: Angelico, Fra.
A watercolour with an arched top, this work reproduces two scenes from Fra Angelico’s fresco cycle in the Niccoline Chapel, painted in 1878 by Eduard Kaiser. On the left, Saint Stephen in a yellow robe is held while others argue against him, and on the right, he is shown being stoned to death by a group of men in a landscape setting. The original frescoes, executed between 1447 and 1451 in the private chapel of Pope Nicholas V, depict the lives of early Christian martyrs, with Saint Stephen’s story occupying the upper register. The composition reflects Fra Angelico’s expressive approach in…
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Fra Giovanni da Fiesole (born Guido di Pietro; c. 1395 – 18 February 1455), known posthumously as Fra Angelico ( FRAH an-JEL-ik-oh, Italian: ), was an Italian Dominican friar and painter active during the early…
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