Fra Angelico Was Not His Real Name He is known as Fra Angelico, but the artist had a different name assigned at birth. He was born around 1395 in Tuscany and baptized as Guido di Pietro.
The Ashmolean Museum in Oxford announced on Thursday that the 1420s crucifixion paining by Florentine artist Fra Angelico would now remain in the UK after it raised almost £4.5m. Museum director ...