Angelico
Fra
[frah;; Italian frah] /frɑ;; Italian frɑ/ (Show IPA), (Giovanni da Fiesole) 1387–1455, Italian painter.
Historical Examples
Angelico’s conception of the same subject is higher and more mystical.
Giotto and his works in Padua John Ruskin
But surely, Angelico will always retain his power over everybody?
The Crown of Wild Olive John Ruskin
The Angelico opened his beautiful eyes, languishing and moist with tears.
The Catholic World; Vol. IV.; October, 1866, to March, 1867. E. Rameur
Consider carefully what delights you in any original picture of Angelico’s.
The Crown of Wild Olive John Ruskin
They saw the cell which Angelico had ornamented with the loveliest painting.
The Red Lily, Complete Anatole France
You might end by liking Overbeck and Cornelius as well as Angelico.
The Crown of Wild Olive John Ruskin
In the fresco representing the Noli me tangere Angelico gives us a work full of freshness and life, idealized in Giottesque style.
Fra Angelico J. B. Supino
One sees there the figures of Angelico, the colours of Veronese.
Punch, Or the London Charivari Volume 107, November 17, 1894 Various
In very early art they are mostly symbolised, and sometimes oddly and uncouthly; and even so by Angelico da Fiesole.
Blackwood’s Edinburgh Magazine, Vol. 65, No. 400, February, 1849 Various
Fesch, Cardinal “Angelico” in the collection of, i. 44, and note.
Arrows of the Chace, v. 2 John Ruskin
noun
Fra (fra), original name Guido di Pietro; monastic name Fra Giovanni da Fiesole. ?1400–55, Italian fresco painter and Dominican friar
Read Also:
- Angelina
a female given name, form of . Contemporary Examples Nothing, probably not even Angelina Jolie, is beautiful at birth. Aaron Rodgers: the NFL’s Best Quarterback of All Time Allen Barra January 14, 2012 Angelina Jolie had her breasts removed after discovering that her genetic makeup gave her an 87 percent chance of breast cancer. British […]
- Angeling
one of a class of spiritual beings; a celestial attendant of God. In medieval , angels constituted the lowest of the nine celestial orders (seraphim, cherubim, thrones, dominations or dominions, virtues, powers, principalities or princedoms, archangels, and angels). a conventional representation of such a being, in human form, with wings, usually in white robes. a […]
- Angelique
a South American tree, Dicorynia paraensis, of the legume family. the hard, reddish-brown wood of this tree, used in shipbuilding. a female given name. Contemporary Examples Cast: Geoff Stults, Chris Lowell, Parker Young, Keith David, angelique Cabral. Fall-Winter TV Preview: Snap Judgments of 2013–14’s New Shows Jace Lacob, Kevin Fallon July 15, 2013 At the […]
- Angell
James Rowland [roh-luh nd] /ˈroʊ lənd/ (Show IPA), 1869–1949, U.S. educator. Norman (Sir Ralph Norman Angell Lane) 1874–1967, English pacifist, economist, and writer: Nobel Peace Prize 1933. a male or female given name. Contemporary Examples Read Angell, and you can practically feel the summer breeze blowing through the outfield bleachers. The 13 Best Baseball Books: […]
- Angelo
a male given name. Contemporary Examples Avlon, Angelo, and Louis focus on writing that resembles “short stories that really happened.” This Week’s Hot Reads: Nov. 19, 2012 Nicholas Mancusi, Jimmy So November 18, 2012 “That is a fact we are certainly going to be reminding Democrats about,” Angelo said. Is Gay Marriage Going Away in […]