Fra Angelico (Guido di Pietro; Italian, c. 1395/1400–1455)

Fra Angelico was born around 1395 in Mugello, near Fiesole in Tuscany.¹

Fra Angelico is first recorded as a painter in 1417, marking the beginning of his active career.²

JanFra Angelico received payments in January and February 1418 for work at the church of Santo Stefano del Ponte in Florence, confirming his activity as a painter.¹

After 1436, Fra Angelico created frescoes in the Dominican friary of San Marco in Florence, establishing his fame.²

In 1445, Fra Angelico was summoned to Rome by Pope Eugene IV to paint frescoes in St. Peter's Basilica.¹

From 1447 to 1449, Fra Angelico was again at the Vatican, designing frescoes for the Niccoline Chapel for Pope Nicholas V.¹

Fra Angelico died in 1455 while staying at a Dominican convent in Rome.¹