Five Paintings From an Altarpiece by Fra Angelico at the Kimbell Art Museum until February 5, 2009.
Fra Angelico in Fort Worth, TX
December 23, 2008 by Chris
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Love Fra Angelico. Makes me think of Morandi and vice versa.
It sounds like this may be the definitive arrangement of all the parts of this painting. I hope the lending museums who own each piece make a long-term agreement to keep its parts united.
Angelico and Morandi. Interesting connection.
For me, there’s something about Fra Angelico that is 1. so intense, 2. so singular and 3. deeply sympathetic toward every animal, mineral or vegetable he depicts that it affects absolutely the act of depiction. Is that kind of related?
Yes, definitely. There’s a part in Dream of Light where two guys in suits stop to look at Antonio Lopez’s set up by the tree, and one goes on about how painting is a balance of feeling and order. There’s something similar about Fra Angelico and Morandi’s respective balances.
Unrelated, but…Fra Angelico the only painter ever who can paint ruby greens and emerald reds.
Just saw the FANTASTIC Morandi retrospective in Bologna and somewhere I read about the Fra Angelico connection. I saw the Fra Angelico’s in… shit… can’t remember the town…um duh… Florence, and they were VERY similar. Lots of white space. I know you all had this conversation about … a year ago… but I just found you. I have the book ( in English)! from the exhibit with me… so I really should read it. Um… Yes and Giotto too. Some kind of clarity of vision or intensity of focus, and I used to just think of people like Hans Holbein and Rogier Vander Wyden.
Excuse me it is past my bed time.