The Daily Question
Blessed John of Fiesole was born in the region north and east of Florence around the year 1400. As a member of the Dominican order, he became one of the most renowned painters of the early Renaissance era of whom Michelangelo once said "one has to believe that this good monk has visited paradise and been allowed to choose his models there.” Blessed John of Fiesole is also known as ____________ ?
1. Fra Filipo Lipi
2. Raffaello Sanzio da Urbino
3. Leonardo da Vinci
4. Fra Angelico
2. Raffaello Sanzio da Urbino
3. Leonardo da Vinci
4. Fra Angelico
Your answer was: Fra Angelico
You are correct!!
Answer: This patron of Christian artists was born around 1400 in a village overlooking Florence. He took up painting as a young boy and studied under the watchful eye of a local painting master. He joined the Dominicans at about age 20, taking the name Fra Giovanni. He eventually came to be known as Fra Angelico.
Frescos by Fra Angelo from the Vatican Chapel of Pope Nicholas
Scott # 1241-44 (2003)
Sources:
• "Blessed John of Fiesole" Saint of the Day website - https://www.franciscanmedia.org/saint-of-the-day/blessed-john-of-fiesole
• Michael Lamothe, "Fra Angelico: An Early Renaissance Master", Vatican Notes, First Quarter, 2010, Vol. 58, No. 343, pp. 19-21
Frescos by Fra Angelo from the Vatican Chapel of Pope Nicholas
Scott # 1241-44 (2003)
Sources:
• "Blessed John of Fiesole" Saint of the Day website - https://www.franciscanmedia.org/saint-of-the-day/blessed-john-of-fiesole
• Michael Lamothe, "Fra Angelico: An Early Renaissance Master", Vatican Notes, First Quarter, 2010, Vol. 58, No. 343, pp. 19-21