Fra Angelico Fra Angelico

1387- 1455

What Medium was used in the 1300’s?

• Artists have used oil paints for hundreds of years. In fact, they have been dated to as early as 13th century England, where they were used for simple decoration.

The Annunciation and The Adoration of The Magi

1420

First Painting

Saint Anthony the Abbott Tempted by a Lump of Gold

1430

San Marco Altarpiece

1438- 1440

Saint Lawrence Receiving the Treasures of the Church from Pope Sixtus II

1450

Last Painting