Annunciatory Angel

between 1450 and 1455

Fra Angelico, a Dominican friar who reportedly never picked up a brush without saying a prayer, brings divine grace to this radiant angel. Dressed in striking pink robes adorned with intricate gold embroidery, the figure gestures with a raised finger, delivering the heavenly message of the Annunciation. The golden halo and vividly patterned wings showcase the artist's mastery of early Renaissance detail and his deep spiritual devotion. Legend has it that his contemporaries gave him the nickname 'Angelico' (meaning angelic) because his paintings were so beautifully devout.

Related Artworks

Saint Francis and a Bishop Saint, Saint John the Baptist and Saint Dominic Fra Angelico late 1420s
Saint Romuald Refuses Emperor Otto III Admission to the Church Fra Angelico 1435
Saint Dominic and the Stigmatization of Saint Francis Fra Angelico
Saint Anthony Abbot Shunning the Mass of Gold Fra Angelico circa 1435-1440
The Apostle Saint James the Greater Freeing the Magician Hermogenes Fra Angelico circa 1426
Saint Romuald Fra Angelico c. 1440
Madonna and Child Enthroned and Twelve Angels Fra Angelico 1420 - 1430
The Nativity Fra Angelico c. 1425
The Madonna of Humility Fra Angelico c. 1430
The Entombment of Christ Fra Angelico c. 1450
Saints Cosmas and Damian and their Brothers Surviving the Stake Fra Angelico c.1439-1442
The Healing of Palladia by Saint Cosmas and Saint Damian Fra Angelico c. 1438-1440
Eve Lucas Cranach the Elder 1533-37
The Adoration of the Shepherds Jacob Jordaens c. 1617
The Holy Family on the Steps Nicolas Poussin 1648
Christ and the Woman of Samaria; Among the Ruins Rembrandt van Rijn 1634
Head of a Boy Inigo Jones
Allegory of San Miniato in lower Valdarno Giorgio Vasari 1563 - 1565
The Conversion of Saint Paul Lucas Van Leyden 1509
The Last Supper Hans Holbein The Elder 1501
N° 33 – Marie était assise entre Thomas et Jude Et le maître debout disait Emile Bernard 1935
Am Ostermorgen; Die heiligen Frauen, Maria und Johannes am offenen Grabe Christi Gustav Heinrich Naecke
The Dream Of St. Joseph Francisco Rizi 1665
Santo 2 Maude Valle 1936