How To Read Paintings: ‘Noli Me Tangere’ by Fra Angelico

A biblical scene meant for contemplation in the private quarters of a monk’s cell

Christopher P Jones
5 min readApr 1, 2020

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Noli Me Tangere (c. 1442) by Fra Angelico. Fresco. Museum of San Marco, Florence. Source Wikimedia Commons

The artist who made this painting was Fra Angelico, an Italian painter who lived in the fifteenth century. His paintings survive on the walls of churches and monasteries across Italy, many of them in their complete form. They are…

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