Monday Musings - Fra Angelico's Visual Food for Contemplation
(Since the size and composition of my readers have changed over the past year, I thought it would be worthwhile to republish this post.)
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)
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.
1- (The Nativity) |
2-(The Crucifixion) |
3 - (The Christ Crucified) |
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:
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)