Reply #86: And Fra Angelico worked completely under the aegis of the church. [View All]

[CTyankee]

It is said that he painted the various crucifixion scenes in each monk's cell at San Marco with tears streaming down his face.

Fra Filippo Lippi, however, was a monk with a different story. His favorite model for his fabulous madonnas was a young novitiate nun that he seduced and impregnated while he was in charge of their convent...