Triptych

religious

In the centre the Mary with Child on an ornamented throne, on the left the birth of Jesus, on the left the crucifixion, while above the side panels the annuciation can be seen. The triptych is a small home altarpiece but the style has fresco-like monumentality, showing the influence of Giotto, the master of Daddi. As a Florentine painter Daddi was undoubtedly influenced by Giotto.

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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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