. What pictures to see in America. Fiu. 73—The Crucifixion. Fra Angclico. MetropolitanMuseum of Art. New \ oik Fig. 74—Betrothal of Saint Catherine. Museum of Art. New York City. NEW YORK CITY 131 German type of mother and baby the madonnaand Child certainly are and most lovable simple spirit of devotion in the bowed headmarks the artists genuine sincerity, that isfound in all his religious pictures. The Crucifixion (Fig. 73) is one of FraAngelicos (1387-1455) few sad scenes in thebiblical story. It was rarely that this angelbrother ever painted a sad incide
. What pictures to see in America. Fiu. 73—The Crucifixion. Fra Angclico. MetropolitanMuseum of Art. New \ oik Fig. 74—Betrothal of Saint Catherine. Museum of Art. New York City. NEW YORK CITY 131 German type of mother and baby the madonnaand Child certainly are and most lovable simple spirit of devotion in the bowed headmarks the artists genuine sincerity, that isfound in all his religious pictures. The Crucifixion (Fig. 73) is one of FraAngelicos (1387-1455) few sad scenes in thebiblical story. It was rarely that this angelbrother ever painted a sad incident; life to himwas full of holy joy. Even the crucified Oneshows no agony in his body or his face. Thegroup of surrounding figures express glad ex-pectancy rather than despondent grief. Thereis here the same element of spiritual purity, ofunhuman holiness, and the same type of sweetfaces divinely tender that characterize theMadonna and Child (see Fig. 18) in the Bos-ton Museum. Fra Angelico knew almostnothing of perspective. His use of color re-minds one of a child, though the flowing robesin some of his angel
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