'Detail from the Coronation of the Virgin', 15th century, (c1909). Italian Early Renaissance painter Fra Angelico (born Guido di Pietro, c1395-1455) was a Dominican friar (his name means 'Angelic friar'), and carried out commissions in Florence, and in Rome for Pope Eugene IV. From Fra Angelico - Masterpieces in Colour, by S. L. Bensusan. [T. C. & E. C. Jack, Frederick A. Stokes Co., London & New York, c1909]