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The Beheading of Saints Cosmas and Damian

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Written by: Margaux FernándezSenior Specialist · Illumination (Tezhip)
Old Master Paintings · Catalogue no. 847824
Fra Angelico

The Beheading of Saints Cosmas and Damian

StatusReference work · Not for sale
Held byDepartment of Paintings of the Louvre
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Artist / MakerFra Angelico
Date1440
Mediumpoplar panel, tempera
Genrereligious art
TypePainting
CollectionDepartment of Paintings of the Louvre
LocationSalon Carré
About the Artist

BiographyFra Angelico (1400–1455) — Italian Early Renaissance painter.Fra Angelico worked as painter, illuminator, architectural drafter, miniature painter and fresco painter and is associated with Italy. Their documented life spans the years 1400 to 1455, born in Vicchio, died in Florence. Their work is linked to Italian Renaissance, Early Renaissance.Disciplinespainter, illuminator, architectural drafter, miniature painter, fresco painterBorn1400, VicchioDied1455, FlorenceNationalityItalyMovementItalian Renaissance, Early RenaissanceSources: Wikidata · Wikipedia Full biography →

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