1889
watercolor
From the collection of Victoria and Albert Museum
Copy after the fresco Christ as pilgrim received by two Dominicans, Fra Angelico in the Museo di San Marco (Florence). is a 1889 watercolor by Fra Angelico, a Impressionism work, held at Victoria and Albert Museum.
This painting shows a scene of Christ as a pilgrim being received by two Dominicans. It's a copy of a fresco by Fra Angelico. The copy was made to help people learn about art, which was a growing interest at the time. To learn more about the original artist's style and methods, look at the work of artist: Angelico, Fra.
A watercolour copy by Emilio Costantini after Fra Angelico’s fresco *Christ as Pilgrim Received by Two Dominicans* in the Convento di San Marco, Florence, depicts three figures beneath an arched top against a dark background, with Christ holding a walking staff flanked by two Dominican friars. Executed in the 1880s for the Arundel Society, the work was later reproduced as a chromolithograph in 1891. Fra Angelico painted the original frescoes in the 1440s as part of the decoration of the convent, designed by Michelozzo.
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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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