Angelico

/ænˈdʒɛlɪˌkoʊ/ noun

A reference to Fra Angelico (c. 1395-1455), the Italian Renaissance painter famous for his religious works.

From Italian, meaning 'angelic'—the artist was given this name (his birth name was Guido di Pietro) because of the angelic quality of his religious paintings.

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