About this artwork

This beautifully crafted portable triptych, consisting of a central panel and two closable wings or shutters, would have been used as an aid to private prayer and meditation. When open, the central panel has an image of Christ's Crucifixion flanked by smaller scenes. The choice of subjects must have had special significance for the patron. On the left wing are the Nativity and the Crucifixion of Saint Peter (he was crucified upside down). Opposite, and rather unusual in a wing, are the Enthroned Virgin and Child with Saints and Saint Nicholas donating the Dowries (thereby allowing an impoverished nobleman's daughters to marry). 

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Updated December 2020

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Bernardo Daddi

Bernardo Daddi