Polyptych of San Pancrazio: Predella panel

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The panel depicting the Marriage of the Virgin originally formed part of the high altarpiece painted by Bemardo Daddi during the 1330s for the church of San Pancrazio, Florence. Nearly all of the remaining parts of the altarpiece are preserved in the Uffizi, Florence. The predella comprises scenes from the early life of the Virgin, of which the present panel is the sixth in the narrative sequence.

Polyptych of San Pancrazio: Predella panel

About the Artist

Bernardo Daddi

1280 – 1348

Florentine painter, the outstanding painter in Florence in the period after the death of Giotto (who was possibly his teacher). Daddi ran a busy workshop specializing in small devotional panels and portable altarpieces. His signed and dated works include a polyptych of The Crucifixion with Eight Saints (Courtauld Institute, London, 1348) and the works attributed to him include frescos of the Martyrdoms of SS. Lawrence and Stephen in Santa Croce. His style is a sweetened version of Giotto's, tempering the latter's gravity with Sienese grace and lightness. He favoured smiling Madonnas, teasing children, and an abundance of flowers and trailing draperies. His lyrical manner was extremely popular and his influence endured into the second half of the century.

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