Download or read book How Fra Angelico and Signorelli Saw the End of the World written by and published by Penn State Press. This book was released on with total page 236 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In 1447 Fra Angelico received a commission to paint the interior of the Capella Nuova in the Cathedral of Orvieto in central Italy. The subject chosen was the end of the world and the Last Judgement which filled the high vaulted ceiling, the altar and side walls and the inner and outer bays.