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The painter Fra Angelico was among the first to use the techniques of perspective proposed by Leon Battista Alberti. His depiction of movement, as well as his use of colour and facial expressions to highlight grace and emotion, place him among the major painters of the early Renaissance. Through a series of magnificent illustrations, combined with artistic and biographical analysis, Stephan Beissel unravels the talent of this unique artist, who alone knew how to paint the Christian soul, and whom André Malraux considered to be the painter who marked the severance between the sacred art of the Middle Ages and the new art born with the Renaissance. ... Read more

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Poor Quality and Inaccurate
This is one of the saddest examples of an art history book I have ever seen. Stephen Beissel is described as an eminent authority on Fra Angelico yet he dates the artist's birth 20 years earlier than other well known art historians. He identifies Saint Peter Martyr, an easily identifiable figure, as Saint Dominic. One of Fra Angelico's late altarpieces is said to be an early work. Fra Angelico is known for his innovative use of pure, clear color. He shades with different hues of the same color instead of using chiaroscuro but in this book the colors are muddy and faded. The picture quality is spotty at best. Don't waste your time or money on this poor quality book. My suggestion is that you consider the definitive works by William Hood-Fra Angelico at San MarcoFra Angelico at San Marco (The Great Fresco Cycles of the Renaissance)] or Fra Angelico: San Marco, Florence Fra Angelico: San Marco, Florence. Diane Cole Ahi's book Fra Angelico Fra Angelico is newer and the picture quality is good. ... Read more

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One nice alternative Rosary
Through The Rosary With Fra Angelico is a beautiful pamphlet whichprovides one alternative for reciting the rosary.It begins with a shorthistory of the Rosary and instructions on how to say the Rosary.For eachmystery it includes art by Fra Angelica; a short description of themystery; a Biblical passage related to the mystery; prayer intentions; Then for each Hail Mary after "fruit of your womb Jesus" itprovides a phrase "who ; forfinal prayers it provides the Salve Regina and the Litany of the BlessedVirgin.

Every Catholic should know the "plain vanilla" Rosarybut everyone must find the form of the Rosary (if any) which is mostappropriate to their prayer life.This could be an excellent choice.

23 year old recommends this book
This book is an awesome way to help you meditate on the mysteries whilepraying the Rosary. I have bought it for several of my friends. Thepaintings are also beautiful. Try it out. It is only a couple bucks! :O)

23 year old recommends this book
This book is an awesome way to help you meditate on the mysteries whilepraying the Rosary. I have bought it for several of my friends. Thepaintings are also beautiful. Try it out. It is only a couple bucks! :O)

Through the Rosary with Fra Angelico
I've used this book for years, and I find it to be a much more meaningful way to say the Rosary than the usual method. It is a good way to do a meditation on each of the mysteries. I bought copies for all the kids atthe diocesan summer camp that I run, so obviously, I really do recommendit! Fr. Bob Haux ... Read more

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Life of the Painter, Frate Giovanni da Fiesole, of the Order of Preaching Friars
[Fra Angelico]
(Born 1387 – died 1455)

Lives of the Most Eminent Painters, Sculptors, and Architects
by Giorgio Vasari

In six volumes translated by Mrs. Jonathan Foster
London:George Bell and Sons, 1886
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Purchase includes a free trial membership in the publisher's book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Chapters: Fra Angelico, Pope Nicholas V, Lorenzo Ghiberti, Henry Percy, 2nd Earl of Northumberland, Esen Taishi, Pisanello, Edmund Beaufort, 2nd Duke of Somerset, Olav Nilsson, Bernard of Niemodlin, Kunz Von Kaufungen, Zbigniew Oleśnicki, Johannes Brassart, Rudolf Van Diepholt, Thomas Clifford, 8th Baron de Clifford, Alonso Tostado, Edmund Lacey, Humphrey Stafford, Earl of Stafford, Hugh Douglas, Earl of Ormonde, Isabella of Coimbra, Paolo Da Pergola, Giovanni Fontana, Thomas Strickland, Dorino I of Lesbos, Andrea Ciccione, Archibald Douglas, Earl of Moray, Palamede, Lord of Ainos, Al-Qa'im, George Crichton, 1st Earl of Caithness. Source: Wikipedia. Free updates online. Not illustrated. Excerpt: Fra Angelico (c. 1395 February 18, 1455), born Guido di Pietro, was an Early Italian Renaissance painter, referred to in Vasari's Lives of the Artists as having "a rare and perfect talent". Known in Italy as il Beato Angelico, he was known to his contemporaries as Fra Giovanni da Fiesole (Brother John from Fiesole). In Giorgio Vasari's Lives of the Artists, written prior to 1555, he was already known as Fra Giovanni Angelico (Brother Giovanni the Angelic One). Within his lifetime or shortly thereafter he was also called Il Beato (the Blessed), in reference to his skills in painting religious subjects. In 1982 Pope John Paul II conferred beatification, in recognition of the holiness of his life, thereby making this title official. Fiesole is sometimes misinterpreted as being part of his formal name, but it was merely the name of the town where he took his vows, used by contemporaries to separate him from other Fra Giovannis. He is listed in the Roman Martyrology as Beatus Ioannes Faesulanus, cognomento Angelicus"Blessed Giovanni of Fiesole, nicknamed Angelico". The 16th century biographer Vasari says...More: http://booksllc.net/?id=11457 ... Read more

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New; Exact Reprint of 1962 Dujarie Press book. In 1407, a young man of twenty came to the Dominican monastery in Fiesole, Italy. A painter by trade, he humbly asked to serve the Lord in poverty and obedience as a Dominican Brother. Fra Angelico, as he came to be known, is now regarded as the greatest painter of his generation. He lived in obscurity for more than 10 years before he was first commissioned to do a series of paintings for a monastery in Florence. His fame grew and he earned large sums of money for his paintings, but he gave all of it to his Dominican order. Reading this story can encourage us to follow in the footsteps of Fra Angelico, wh humbly used his talents for the glory of God. ... Read more

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Gowans & Grey, London/Glasgow. First edition, 1909. 69 pages plus advertisements. Black/white photographs of the paintings of Fra Angelico. with a list of where the paintings reside. Decorated paper cover centered with a portrait of the artist, surrounded with complex "Irish-like" knot design. Just under 4 x 6 inches. ... Read more

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Kapitel: Fra Angelico, Karl I., Urban V., Maria Euthymia Üffing, Pius Ix., Adolph Kolping, Clemens August Graf Von Galen, Franz Jägerstätter, Eduard Profittlich, Johannes Xxiii., Gezelinus Von Schlebusch, Mutter Teresa, Charles de Foucauld, Ramon Llull, Nicolaus Steno, Erkenbert Von Frankenthal, Rosa Flesch, Anna Katharina Emmerick, Peter Friedhofen, Bernhard Lichtenberg, Mary Mackillop, Vilmos Apor, Otto Von Freising, Jerzy Popiełuszko, Paul Josef Nardini, Reginbald Ii. Von Dillingen, Wilhelm Von Saint-Thierry, Seligsprechung Spanischer Bürgerkriegsopfer, Alojzije Stepinac, Edmund Ignatius Rice, Pauline Von Mallinckrodt, Rupert Mayer, Marcelina Darowska, Gundekar Ii., Innozenz Xi., Ignatius Maloyan, Karl Leisner, Meinwerk, Karolina Gerhardinger, Titus Brandsma, Theodore Romscha, Nikolaus Groß, Juan Diego, Elisabeth Achler, Blandine Merten, Marie de L'incarnation, Columba Marmion, Mariam Thresia Chiramel Mankidiyan, Maria Merkert, Michał Sopoćko, Katarina Kosača-Kotromanić, Omeljan Kowtsch, Anthim Der Iberer, Winthir, Theudelinde, Maria Restituta, Eustachius Kugler, Märtyrinnen Von Compiègne, Michael Rua, Johannes Von Gorze, Isidor Bakanja, Jakob Franz Alexander Kern, Bernhard Ii., Luigi Maria Monti, Francesco Faà Di Bruno, Edmund Bojanowski, Gaetana Sterni, Marco D'aviano, María Encarnación Rosal, Liborius Wagner, Margarete Von Lothringen, Miguel Pro, Margaret Ball, Christina Von Stommeln, Carlo Steeb, Eugen Iii., Bolesława Maria Lament, Maria Droste Zu Vischering, Arnold Von Hiltensweiler, Irmgard Von Chiemsee, Hendrina Stenmanns, Barbe Acarie, François de Montmorency-Laval, Alfredo Ildefonso Schuster, Marcel Callo, Maria Tauscher, Altmann Von Passau, Otto Von Cappenberg, August Czartoryski, Giuseppe Allamano, Alanus de Rupe, Richard Von Arnsberg, Petro Werhun, Ladislaus Batthyány-Strattmann, Helena Guerra, Giovanni Antonio Farina, Elisabeth Hesselblad, Mirjam Von Abellin, Franz Xaver Seelos, Rathold Von Aibling, Honorat Koź...http://booksllc.net/?l=de ... Read more