Who painted “Madonna and Child”?

“Madonna and Child” was painted by Fra Angelico in 1430. Where to see it: Hermitage Museum.

What to look for

Fra Angelico: pure, luminous colour, gold, sweet devout figures and simple, calm compositions in clear light.

John of Fiesole (c. 1395 – 18 February 1455), known posthumously as Fra Angelico or in Italian as Beato Angelico ("Blessed Angelic One"), was an Italian Dominican friar and painter active during the early Florentine Renaissance. Wikipedia

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“Madonna and Child with Four Аngels”, 1420
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