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<p> da Fiesola, a [[Dominican]] friar of Italy, was born in 1387, and was a disciple of Giottino. He was employed by [[Nicholas]] V to paint historical subjects in his chapel. He was called by some the Angelic Painter, because he never took up his pencil without a prayer. He always painted religious subjects. He was offered the archbishopric of [[Florence]] as a reward for his talents by Nicholas V, but refused the honor. He died in 1448. </p> | <p> da Fiesola, a [[Dominican]] friar of Italy, was born in 1387, and was a disciple of Giottino. He was employed by [[Nicholas]] V to paint historical subjects in his chapel. He was called by some the Angelic Painter, because he never took up his pencil without a prayer. He always painted religious subjects. He was offered the archbishopric of [[Florence]] as a reward for his talents by Nicholas V, but refused the honor. He died in 1448. </p> | ||
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<ref name="term_19893"> [https://bibleportal.com/encyclopedia/cyclopedia-of-biblical-theological-and-ecclesiastical-literature/angelico,+giovanni Giovanni Angelico from Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature]</ref> | <ref name="term_19893"> [https://bibleportal.com/encyclopedia/cyclopedia-of-biblical-theological-and-ecclesiastical-literature/angelico,+giovanni Giovanni Angelico from Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature]</ref> | ||
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Latest revision as of 08:50, 15 October 2021
Giovanni Angelico [1]
da Fiesola, a Dominican friar of Italy, was born in 1387, and was a disciple of Giottino. He was employed by Nicholas V to paint historical subjects in his chapel. He was called by some the Angelic Painter, because he never took up his pencil without a prayer. He always painted religious subjects. He was offered the archbishopric of Florence as a reward for his talents by Nicholas V, but refused the honor. He died in 1448.
