Fra Angelico : Grandes Maestros Del Arte Italiano by Bartz, Gabriele - 1998

Cologne Germany: Konemann. New in New dust jacket. 1998. Hardcover. 3829056869 . Spanish Edition Series; Color Illustrations; 12.6 X 10.8 X 0.7 inches; 119 pages; Hard cover and DJ are sealed in publisher's shrinkwrap. A title in the series 'Grand Masters of Italian Art'. Spanish language volume. Illustrated. ...yet only recently has Fra Angelico’s fundamental importance in the development of European painting been fully appreciated. Paralleling the achievements of the slightly younger Masaccio (1401– 1428) , Fra Angelico pioneered many of the stylistic trends that distinguish the early Renaissance, including the rational treatment of pictorial space and the volumetric modeling of forms with light and shadow. At every stage of his career, in fact, Fra Angelico [1395-1455] remained at the forefront of artistic innovation in Florence. Described by Vasari in his Lives of the Artists as having "a rare and perfect talent". His works virtually leap off a wall,… Read More