Adoration of the Magi (1423)
by GENTILE DA FABRIANO

Palla di Noferi Strozzi commissioned this famous altarpiece, signed and dated 1423 on the frame, for his family's chapel in the church of Santa Trinita in Florence. Wealth and culture of the donor are reflected in the lavish use of gold and in the pomp of the Magi procession, including also exotic animals as leopards and monkeys. If in this picture clearly emerges the persistence of International Gothic at the beginning of 15th century, in the meanwhile the panel is ahead of its time showing in the predella scenes (Nativity, Rest during the Flight into Egypt and Presentation to the Temple) one of the basic innovations of Renaissance art: the blue sky at the place of the traditional gold background.

Preview Picture Data File Info Comment
Adoration of the Magi
1423
Tempera on wood, 300 x 282 cm
Galleria degli Uffizi, Florence

1127*1200
True Color
292 Kb



Adoration of the Magi
1423
Tempera on wood, 300 x 282 cm
Galleria degli Uffizi, Florence

1200*1277
True Color
312 Kb



Adoration of the Magi (detail)
1423
Tempera on wood
Galleria degli Uffizi, Florence

1450*1069
True Color
293 Kb



Adoration of the Magi (detail)
1423
Tempera on wood
Galleria degli Uffizi, Florence

1700*909
True Color
272 Kb



Adoration of the Magi (detail)
1423
Tempera on wood
Galleria degli Uffizi, Florence

1172*977
True Color
234 Kb



Adoration of the Magi (detail)
1423
Tempera on wood
Galleria degli Uffizi, Florence

657*965
True Color
152 Kb



The Adoration of the Magi (detail)
1422
Tempera on wood pane
Galleria degli Uffizi, Florence

692*480
True Color
118 Kb



Adoration of the Magi (detail)
1423
Tempera on wood
Galleria degli Uffizi, Florence

640*760
True Color
138 Kb



Adoration of the Magi: Predella
1423
Tempera on wood
Galleria degli Uffizi, Florence

2348*436
True Color
229 Kb



Nativity
1423
Tempera on wood, 32 x 75 cm
Galleria degli Uffizi, Florence

1500*602
True Color
138 Kb



Rest during the Flight into Egypt
1423
Tempera on wood, 32 x 110 cm
Galleria degli Uffizi, Florence

1700*569
True Color
188 Kb



Presentation of Christ in the Temple
1423
Tempera on wood, 25 x 62 cm
Musée du Louvre, Paris

1406*550
True Color
159 Kb




Paintings by Gentile da Fabriano
| Adoration of the Magi | Quaratesi Altarpiece | various paintings |