I must agree with everything said here. And the colors...so vivid. My favorite aspect is how they seem to glow from within, and radiate spiritual glory and light and warmth. No wonder they named a particularly warming liqueur after him :)
Seeing his paintings at the Convento di San Marco on a college trip to Florence was very special. I often wish I could go back and appreciate them more than I did at the time!
I didn't know he'd studied illumination, but I agree with your judgement that "all his paintings have a quality of being ‘illuminated’".
I was lucky enough to be able to visit San Marco to see all of his paintings in the place where they were made. One of the things I find most charming about his annunciation is that the architecture of the space where Mary makes it clear that she's in San Marco itself, the vaulted ceilings are the same. Like he's saying: this is here and now.
My favorite 🤩
I must agree with everything said here. And the colors...so vivid. My favorite aspect is how they seem to glow from within, and radiate spiritual glory and light and warmth. No wonder they named a particularly warming liqueur after him :)
I fell in love with his work upon seeing his frescos at Vatican. They are magical. What beautiful work!
Seeing his paintings at the Convento di San Marco on a college trip to Florence was very special. I often wish I could go back and appreciate them more than I did at the time!
The Annunciation is one of my favorites
I didn't know he'd studied illumination, but I agree with your judgement that "all his paintings have a quality of being ‘illuminated’".
I was lucky enough to be able to visit San Marco to see all of his paintings in the place where they were made. One of the things I find most charming about his annunciation is that the architecture of the space where Mary makes it clear that she's in San Marco itself, the vaulted ceilings are the same. Like he's saying: this is here and now.
Ah, that’s wonderful! Thank you!
Thank you another for another excellent article.
I appreciate and agree with your observations regarding how his images bring on feelings of peace.