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Encyclopedia > Agnolo Gaddi
Coronation of the Virgin (c 1380)
Panel, 182 x 94 cm National Gallery, London

Agnolo Gaddi (born c. 1350, active 1369-1396, died 1396) was an Italian painter. He was the son of the painter Taddeo Gaddi. Download high resolution version (455x862, 141 KB)Coronation of the Virgin by Agnolo Gaddi (c 1380) Panel, 182 x 94 cm National Gallery, London Source: http://gallery. ... Download high resolution version (455x862, 141 KB)Coronation of the Virgin by Agnolo Gaddi (c 1380) Panel, 182 x 94 cm National Gallery, London Source: http://gallery. ... Londons National Gallery, founded in 1824, houses a rich collection of over 2,300 paintings dating from the mid-13th century to 1900 in its home on Trafalgar Square. ... Events 29 August - An English fleet personally commanded by King Edward III defeats a Spanish fleet in the battle of Les Espagnols sur Mer. ... Events King Charles V of France renounces the treaty of Brétigny and war is declared between France and England. ... Events September 25 - Bayazid I defeats Sigismund of Hungary and John of Nevers at the Battle of Nicopolis. ... Events September 25 - Bayazid I defeats Sigismund of Hungary and John of Nevers at the Battle of Nicopolis. ... The Angelic Announcement to the Shepherds (1328-30) Fresco in Cappella Baroncelli Santa Croce, Florence Taddeo Gaddi (c. ...


His work includes frescoes in the choir of Santa Croce in Florence (1332-38) as well as: Façade. ... This article is about the city in Italy. ...

  • Madonna Enthroned with Saints and Angels (1380/1390), tempera on panel. Triptych, possibly commissioned for a Cistercian monastery.
  • The Coronation of the Virgin (c.1380-90), tempera on wood. This painting is probably the central panel of an altarpiece, possibly from the church of San Giovanni de' Fieri near Pisa.
  • Madonna of Humility with Angels (mid 1390s), tempera on panel
  • Crucifixion (no date), tempera on wood. Part of a polyptych.

Giorgio Vasari included a biography of Agnolo Gaddi in his Lives. The Order of Cistercians (OCist) (Latin Cistercenses), otherwise Gimey or White Monks (from the colour of the habit, over which is worn a black scapular or apron) are a Catholic order of monks. ... A polyptych (from the Greek polu- many + ptychē fold) generally refers to a painting (usually panel painting) which is divided into four or more sections, or panels. ... Giorgio Vasaris selfportrait Wikimedia Commons has media related to: Giorgio Vasari Giorgio Vasari (Arezzo, Tuscany July 3, 1511 - Florence, June 27, 1574) was an Italian painter and architect, mainly known for his famous biographies of Italian artists. ... The Lives of the Most Excellent Painters, Sculptors, and Architects, or Le Vite delle più eccellenti pittori, scultori, ed architettori as it was originally known in Italian, is a series of artist biographies written by 16th century Italian painter and architect Giorgio Vasari, which is considered perhaps the most famous...


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