Fra Angelico Visited by Angels – Paul-Hippolyte Flandrin – Catholic Art Print – Archival Quality catholic nun In the first one

In the first one

The gold color adds warmth to its formal qualities

five inches shorter than Mother Teresa of Calcutta

Such utter calm in battle

Fra Angelico Visited by Angels – Paul-Hippolyte Flandrin – Catholic Art Print – Archival Quality catholic nun In the first oneIn 1984, Pope John Paul II declared Blessed Fra Angelico the "patron saint of Catholic artists." This painting shows Fra Angelico sunk into grief as he contemplates Jesus dying on the cross out of love for him. Bl. Fra Angelico (1395 1455) was a Dominican friar who used his artistic gifts for the glory of God. In this picture, angles are visiting him; they might have been his muses. One looks like he wants to comfort Brother Angelico; one leaning on