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This is the central panel of an altarpiece the wings of which are lost. Its composition follows that of Giotto's Coronation in the Baroncelli Chapel of half century earlier. Nothing appears to have occurred between 1330 and 1380 to render Giotto's prototype out of date: the latter painting reveals no startling new approach. Only the proportions have been elongated in accordance with Gothic ideal of elegance; otherwise the design has been followed faithfully. Where the differences lie is in nuances of colour, and it is these nuances that reveal a Florentine tradition and its development.
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