Fra Angelico: Heaven on Earth

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Review "A small gem" (The Wall Street Journal)"There are many reasons to be dazzled by [Fra Angelico: Heaven on Earth], among them the painter’s jaw-dropping, luxuriant color, his innovative compositions, and his wondrous precision." (Boston Globe)“Invites you to explore Fra Angelico's ground-breaking narrative art, marvel at his peerless creativity, and immerse yourself in the material splendor of his craftsmanship.” (Boston.com)"A scholarly but accessible and thought-provoking exercise ... a taut and concentrated study of the painter, focusing on the reliquaries, but also examining broader issues concerning the artist and Dominican patronage. It is full of significant, and often new, information, including important technical analysis."  (Apollo Magazine)"Superb catalogue ... Not only is Fra Angelico shown to be one of the greatest of masters, as one would expect, but also an inspired experimenter, unpredictable, gifted with a broad feel for subject and form, and consummately charming at every turn." (New Criterion)"In the past thirteen years at least seven exhibitions on Fra Angelico have been mounted in cities in Europe and America. None, in this reviewer’s opinion, has been as beautiful, as moving, as informative and as thoughtfully organised as Fra Angelico: Heaven on Earth." (Burlington Magazine)"Illuminating essays ... gorgeous reproductions ... a wonderful book for Italian Renaissance art enthusiasts." (Publishers Weekly)"Dream of a show … illuminates an overlooked aspect of an artist we may think we know well: his skill, not just as gentle icon-maker but as a dramatist, a spinner of sharply observed narratives." (New York Times)“A small but important exhibition … beautifully produced book” (The Art Newspaper)"A dazzling presentation [and] a rare glimpse into the museum's contribution to conservation and restoration ... academics will welcome historical perspectives on liturgical objects while attendees will recall the radiant reproductions of bright gold divine accents of saintly narratives ... [a] handsome catalog." (Library Journal) Read more About the Author Associate Curator of the Collection, Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum. Nathaniel Silver organized Piero della Francesca in America at the Frick, and at the Gardne he co-curated Ornament and Illusion: Carlo Crivelli of Venice and Beyond Words: Italian Renaissance Books, recently awarded a prize for “outstanding exhibition” by the AAMC. Read more

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