Madonna and Child
Fra Angelico · 1430
Why it's great
Mary holds the Christ Child while saints stand nearby in this fresco by Fra Angelico. He was a friar who painted gentle figures in clear, bright colors, and people later called him Beato, meaning blessed.
Where to see it
📍 Hermitage MuseumSaint Petersburg, Russia
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Fra Angelico was an Italian painter born around 1390 who was a Dominican friar. His gentle, glowing paintings of saints and angels in the convent of San Marco in Florence are among the loveliest of the early Renaissance. He died in Rome in 1455.
