Visual Fuel For Contemplation - Fra Angelico
Some of us employ words to fuel our contemplation. Others like early Renaissance painter, Fra Angelico (Blessed John of Fiesole 1395-1455), whose feast day we Dominicans celebrate today, used paint brushes to nourish hungry souls.
His depiction of our Father Dominic in many of these scenes is a reminder of where we should also fruitfully place ourselves during times of meditation and contemplation.
And of course, we need to spend time with our Blessed Mother:
Fra Angelico pray for us!
(Sources: 1 and 2: Convent of San Marco, Florence; Images 3 and 4:Wikimedia Commons; and Image 5:Staatliche Museen, Berlin)
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| 1- (The Nativity) |
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| 2-(The Crucifixion) |
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| 3 - (The Christ Crucified) |
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| 4- (Lamentation) |
His depiction of our Father Dominic in many of these scenes is a reminder of where we should also fruitfully place ourselves during times of meditation and contemplation.
And of course, we need to spend time with our Blessed Mother:
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| 5- (The Madonna and Child) |
Fra Angelico pray for us!
(Sources: 1 and 2: Convent of San Marco, Florence; Images 3 and 4:Wikimedia Commons; and Image 5:Staatliche Museen, Berlin)
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