Fra Angelico (Guido di Pietro)

Fra Angelico, born Guido di Pietro, belongs to the early Italian Renaissance and is best known for altarpieces and devotional panels painted in tempera on wood with gold ground. Four works in this archive reflect that practice, ranging from two such panels and a tempera painting transferred to canvas, laid down on wood with gold ground, to a drawing in pen and brown ink with brown wash. The sheets date from 1420 to 1440, with later impressions up to that span where applicable. Among the subjects represented are Saint Alexander, the Crucifixion, and Justice.

4 works in the collection · All public domain (CC0)

The Crucifixion (ca. 1420–23)

ca. 1420–23 · Tempera on wood, gold ground

Saint Alexander

ca. 1425 · Tempera on wood, gold ground

Justice

ca. 1440 · Pen and brown ink, brush and brown wash (the blade of the sword in pen and darker brown ink)

The Crucifixion (possibly ca. 1440)

possibly ca. 1440 · Tempera transferred to canvas, laid down on wood, gold ground