Adoring Angel, Facing Left, Fra Angelico

Adoring Angel, Facing Left

Ange en adoration (museum title)

Fra Angelico (Italian) (vers 1395-1455)

Movement: Italian Renaissance
Date: 1400–1450
Medium: Tempera on wood
Dimensions: 38.7 × 20.3 cm
Collection: Louvre Museum, France
Rights: Public domain
Photograph: Shonagon, public domain

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Tempera Gold leaf Angel Wing Halo Profile Crossed arms Adoration Hair Blond Dress Pink Blue Woods Gentleness Contemplation Figure Serenity Religion Religious scene Renaissance

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