Fra Angelico, born Guido di Pietro around 1395 in Vicchio, was an influential Italian Dominican friar and painter of the early Florentine Renaissance. A member of the Dominican Order in Fiesole, he dedicated his artistic talents exclusively to religious themes. His prolific career included work as an illuminator, miniature painter, and fresco artist. He gained significant recognition for his ability to pioneer linear perspective and depth, while also helping to develop the sacra conversazione genre of painting.