Apprenticeship Benozzo Gozzoli

madonna , child giving blessings, santa maria sopra minerva, rome, 1449.

on may 23, 1447, benozzo fra angelico in rome, called pope eugene iv carry out fresco decorations in chapel in vatican palace. chapel later demolished, nothing of these works remains. accompanied angelico umbria, decorated chapel vault in orvieto cathedral. due political complications in city, completed 2 of 4 vault webs , again summoned vatican. there, pair worked nicholas v in niccoline chapel until june 1448. gozzoli assumed have made significant contributions in chapel s frescoes. furthermore, 1449 madonna , child giving blessings in church of santa maria sopra minerva painted gozzoli , perhaps designed angelico. in rome, gozzoli executed fresco of st anthony of padua in basilica of santa maria in aracoeli. both fra angelico , lorenzo ghiberti influence of gozzoli s work rest of life. ghiberti learned precision in depicting finest details , how illustrate story vividly, while fra angelico, took bright color palette, transferring art of fresco painting.