Fra Angelico: the San Marco frescoes

Abstract

This is a record of all the Fra Angelico frescoes, which can be found in the convent of San Marco in Florence. They were painted in the 1430s and 1440s centring on the themes of Christ's sacrifice. Conceived and executed simply as aids to meditation and prayer, they have taken their place among the most exhilarating masterpieces of Western art. An introductory history of the building and the paintings is followed by a fully illustrated survey of every picture, most with details shown in actual size. The book aims to reveal the artist's tenderness and strength, his freshness of colour and his subtlety of line.